Argon+-+Pauline+Tan

Argon - I am a colorless plain colored gas. I come from the “Noble Gas” family. I don’t smell like anything at all. In fact, I am non-toxic and non-metallic.

This is me... I am colorless and I also am not smelly. Saying, I am odorless as well. Fortunately, I am also non-toxic and not reactive, that is why I don’t like to form chemical compounds.

I belong in the noble gas group, altogether with my friends Helium, Neon, Krypton, Xenon and Radon.

I am found as gas or as liquid. I make up around 1% of the earth’s atmosphere. However, I am heavier than air, but my solubility is almost equal to oxygen’s.

About me **What’s my name?** My name is Argon - Ar. My atomic number is 18.

**My melting and boiling point?** -189.3 degree Celsius (melt) -186.0 degree Celsius (boil)

**When was I discovered?** In the year 1894 by Sir William Ramsay, a Scottish chemist and Lord Rayleigh, an English chemist. I was suspected by Lord Rayleigh but, he died and then Sir William Ramsay discovered me and made me famous!

**What do my friends call me?** They call me the “inactive one” that means I am unreactive and don’t really do anything. My initials were “A” up to 1957, since then I am called “Ar” interesting facts  Hazardous effect of the environment or Animals There isn’t any damage known that is caused by me. I am not a troublemaker. There are also no suspicion of environmental ruins because i come naturally from the atmosphere. I am not expected to harm plants or animals in any case. I am environmental friendly!
 * I have a half life of 35 days
 * I am not a compound, i cant be found in any compounds
 * I have the same solubility as oxygen

Uses **Light Bulbs** My inactiveness made people want to put me in light bulbs so they can have bright light in an inactive atmosphere and have nothing to worry about. Im like a magic dust in this case

**Semi-Conductor Industry** Similar to the light bulb, the semi-conductor industry as in supporting the germanium crustal growth and silicone, they have a high risk of their substances reacting and causing a turmoil. So they need me to be safe.

**Medical Lasers** They need me to help fix eye problems such as a leaking blood vessel. In result, I do the job to unlatch retinas, glaucoma and macular degeneration.