xenon

chemical element with atomic number of 54 and heaviest stable noble gas
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xenon

Summary

xenon is a chemical element[1]. xenon ranks in the top 6% of chemical_element entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,817 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • xenon is credited with the discovery of William Ramsay[3].
  • xenon is credited with the discovery of Morris Travers[4].
  • xenon's instance of is recorded as chemical element[5].
  • xenon's instance of is recorded as gas[6].
  • xenon's instance of is recorded as atmophile element[7].
  • stranger is named after xenon[8].
  • xenon's location of discovery is recorded as University College London[9].
  • xenon's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Xe][10].
  • xenon's element symbol is recorded as Xe[11].
  • xenon's chemical formula is recorded as Xe[12].
  • xenon is a type of period 5[13].
  • xenon is a type of noble gases[14].
  • xenon is part of period 5[15].
  • xenon is part of noble gases[16].
  • xenon's Commons category is recorded as Xenon[17].
  • xenon's Unicode character is recorded as 氙[18].
  • xenon's crystal system is recorded as face-centered cubic[19].
  • xenon's time of discovery or invention is recorded as July 12, 1898[20].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chemical element[5], gas[6], and atmophile element[7]. Recorded subclass of include period 5[13] and noble gases[14].

Origins

stranger is named after xenon[8].

Use and Application

Part of include period 5[15], a period[21] and noble gases[16], a group[22].

Why It Matters

xenon ranks in the top 6% of chemical_element entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,817 views/month).[2] xenon has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] xenon is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of period 5, noble gases
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  2. 5d ago · Mahirtwofivesix · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Interlingual index id i114031
    Arabic ontology lexical concept id 151078560
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  3. 15d ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Melting point {'amount': '+161.4'}
    Crystal system face-centered cubic
    Thermal conductivity {'amount': '+0.00569'}
    Space group space group Fm-3m
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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  4. 7w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 13qEAJ
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  5. 15w ago · Ponor · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hrvatska enciklopedija id ksenon
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31836|batch #31836]]: Hrvatska enciklopedija"
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