Properties+and+Uses+of+Argon

Properties
Argon is a gas. It is colorless, odourless, and tasteless. It's atomic weight is 39.948 AMU. It's melting point is at 308.7 °F. And it's boiling point is at 302.4°F. It is the first of the noble gasses.

Uses
Argon is used to fill incandescent light bulbs, It replaces air that's rich with oxygen and blackens the bulb. Another lighting use of Argon is that Argon helps create those purple neon lights that you might see at night clubs. Argon is also used for dating rocks, There is a process named Potassium-Argon dating. You compare the amount of K-40 to AR-40 and the larger the ratio is, the older the rock is. Argon is also found in radio tubes and Geiger counters.



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