xenon

Arc lamp gas

Xenon is a chemical element, a colorless, odorless gas belonging to the noble gases.

It occurs in trace amounts in Earth's atmosphere and is used in specialized lighting—xenon arc lamps produce intense white light for film projectors, car headlights, and searchlights.

In medicine, xenon serves as an anesthetic.

Symbol: Xe.

element

noble gas

Unreactive periodic table element

tasteless · isotopes · atomic weight · spectroscopy · diffusion · monatomic · atmospheric · nonmetal · stable · unreactive

lighting

headlights

Front vehicle lamps

luminance · brightness · illumination · photonics · ballast · energy-efficient · automotive · searchlights · plasma display

propellant

ion thruster

Electric spacecraft propulsion system

NASA · thrust · ionized · plasma · fuel-efficient · space exploration · maneuvering · attitude control

anesthetic

general anesthesia

Drug-induced unconsciousness for surgery

analgesia · surgery · operating room · emergence · hypnotic · nitrous oxide · unconsciousness · ventilation · recovery

imaging

medical imaging

Creating pictures inside bodies

Categories
Opposites
chemical reactivity

xenonfluorine

Pale yellow halogen gas

chlorine · sodium · cesium · potassium · oxygen

elemental abundance

xenonnitrogen

Element seven, colorless gas

oxygen · hydrogen · argon · carbon · iron

atomic mass/weight among noble gases

xenonhelium

Lightest noble gas

neon · argon

Phrases
Family

xenophobia, xenophobic, xenophobe, xenograft, xenophile, xenons

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G