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Awes0me Arg0n

By Elaina
Arg0n
You can find Argon in the air,
even though it only takes up
0.94% of it.
Argon is a You can find
colorless, Argon in Outer
odorless and Space more than
tasteless gas. you can in
Earth.

Argon was the first Argon has 18


noble gas to be protons and 22
discovered. neutrons.
D0 Y0U
KN0W WHAT 
A N0BLE GAS
IS?
N0ble Gases
Noble gases are
gases that are
inert.

There are 6 noble gases.


All the noble gases are,
helium, neon, argon,
krypton,xenon and radon.

They are group 18


on the
Periodic Table.
Founding
Argon was found in 1894
in Scotland. Lord Rayleigh (a.k.a John
William Strutt) and William
Ramsay found Argon. 

Lord Rayleigh and William


Ramsay discovered it by
taking oxygen and nitrogen
out of the air.
Uses Argon is used to kill pigs
humanly if there's a
Argon is used in Blue disease on the farm.
lasers for surgery to
correct eye problems.

You use Argon to


grow silicon and
germanium
crystals.

Scuba divers use


Argon to inflate a dry
suit.
Cool Facts
It was named after the Greek
word   'argos' because Argon is
inactive.
Argon's nickname is 'the lazy
one'

To buy Argon, it would cost 50


cents per 100 grams.

Argon is found in the planet


Mercury's atmosphere.
More c00l facts
Argon doesn't form
true chemical
compounds. Oxygen and Argon have the
same solubility.

1.6% of Mars' atmosphere has


Argon in it.
QUIZ
TIME!
Bibliography
• Wanttoknowit.com -
http://wanttoknowit.com/who-discovered-argon/
• webelements.com -http://www.webelements.com/argon/
• kidsresearchexpress-2.blogspot.com -
http://kidsresearchexpress-2.blogspot.com/2008/09/noble-gase
• Carondelet.pvt -
http://www.carondelet.pvt.k12.ca.us/PeriodicTable/Ar.htm
• Facts-about.org -
http://www.facts-about.org.uk/science-element-argon.htm
• Hobart.k12 -
http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/ksms/PeriodicTable/argon.htm
• Chemistry.about.com-
http://chemistry.about.com/od/elementfacts/a/argon.htm
• Animoto.com -
http://animoto.com/play/tIQ35YHoZ4Eq5cIDdcsX6Q
• 280slides.com - http://280slides.com/Editor/
THANK Y0U F0R
LISTENING T0
MY PRESENTATIO
N ABOUT ARGON!
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