Group VIIIA / 0 Elements - Inert / Noble Gases Flashcards
first to be
arranged/categorized in the periodic table
Group 0
All noble gases except ____ (synthetic noble gas)
occur in the atmosphere
Rn / Radon
are produced from liquid air by
fractional distillation
Ar, Ne, Kr, and Xe
Radon is recovered from the natural decay
products of
Radium
are monoatomic, colorless, and
odourless
Inert Gases
Inert gases, except ____, follows the octet rule
Helium
2nd lightest gas (low density
solubility)
Helium
Toxicity (inhalation) of Helium
Donald duck - like sound
Carrier/diluent for medically important gases
Helium
Component of artificial gas (synthetic air)
80 parts He, 20 parts O2
Container of Helium
Brown
Aka: New
Neon
Used in advertising (Neon lights); No pharmaceutical importance
Neon
Aka: Lazy
Argon
Most abundant and most distributed
among all noble gases
Argon
-By-product of fractionalization of
liquid air for the production of
_____ and _____.
Oxygen and Nitrogen
-Substitute of nitrogen in providing inert atmosphere
Argon
It is used to prevent the blackening of the light bulbs
Argon
Aka Hidden
Krypton
Least abundant among noble gases
Krypton
Have inhalation anesthetic activity; The sparsity of these elements in nature imposes severe
limitations on such use
Krypton
Aka Stranger
Xenon
Investigational with inhalational
anesthetic activity
Xenon
Xenon is virtually equal with
_____ in terms of anesthetic activity
ethylene
Aka Niton
Radon
Synthetic noble gas; Recovered from the natural decay
products of Radium
Radon
Radon is used in the treatment of ______ (radiotherapy)
Cervical cancer
