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noble gas

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no·ble gas (nbl)
n.
Any of the elements in Group O of the periodic table, including helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, and radon, which are monatomic and with limited exceptions chemically inert. Also called inert gas.

gas,
n a fluid with no definite volume or shape whose molecules are practically unrestricted by cohesive forces.
gas, laughing,
gas, noble,
n a gas that will not oxidize; the inert gases (e.g., helium and neon).
gas, olefiant,
n a machine that uses ethylene oxide gas to sterilize objects that cannot withstand high temperatures, such as soft plastic and cloth.


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he researchers found that the normally unreactive, noble gas xenon combines with molecular hydrogen (H2) under pressure to form a previously unknown solid with unusual bonding chemistry.
Controversial data from an experiment in Dubna, Russia, suggest instead that effects from Einstein's theory of relativity might make the element's chemistry closer to that of a noble gas, like radon.
Even as Caldicott discusses the medical effects of radioactive noble gas emissions, she misstates that these isotopes are gamma emitters instead of the less hazardous beta emissions.
 
 
 
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