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What is the difference between halogen and xenon?

halogen | xenon |

As nouns the difference between halogen and xenon

is that halogen is (chemistry) any element of group 7, ie fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine and astatine, which form a salt by direct union with a metal while xenon is a heavy, gaseous chemical element (symbol xe) of the noble gases group with an atomic number of 54.

halogen

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) Any element of group 7, i.e. fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine and astatine, which form a salt by direct union with a metal.

    • Related terms

    * halide * quartz halogen lamp

    External links

    * (wikipedia "halogen")

    xenon

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun) (wikipedia xenon)
  • A heavy, gaseous chemical element (symbol Xe) of the noble gases group with an atomic number of 54.

    • Derived terms

    * perxenate * xenon arc lamp * xenon chloride * xenon difluoride * xenon flash lamp * xenon fluoride * xenon hexafluoride * xenon hexafluoroplatinate * xenon lamp * xenon light * xenon tetrafluoride * xenon tetroxide * xenon trioxide