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54 Noble Gas
Xe

Xenon

RIS 0.008
Velocity
Rank#87
Co-citedKr
Physical properties
Category Noble Gas
Block p-block
State Gas
Config [Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p6
Electronegativity 2.6
Density 0.005887 g/cm³
Melting 161.36 K
Boiling 165.03 K
Ionization 1170.4 kJ/mol
Oxidation +2, +4, +6, +8
Discovered 1898 · William Ramsay, Morris Travers
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Top papers of all time
Physical Review Letters · 2025 · 100th percentile for its age
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Top papers, last 5 years
Physical Review Letters · 2025 · 100th percentile for its age
InfoMat · 2026 · 100th percentile for its age
Physical Review Letters · 2025 · 98th percentile for its age
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Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis · 2026 · 98th percentile for its age
Nature Communications · 2026 · 97th percentile for its age

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