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Question: 8
Which one of the following is also called Stranger Gas?
- Argon
- Neon
- Xenon
- Nitrous Oxide
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Correct Answer: C
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Sol. Xenon is a chemical gas with symbol Xe and atomic number 54. It is a rare, odourless, colourless, tasteless, chemically unreactive gas. Xenon gas is also known as stranger gas as its volume is low in the atmosphere (0.08 parts per million of xenon). It was discovered in England by the Scottish chemist William Ramsay and British chemist Morris Travers in 1898.