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Xenon

[pronounced 'kzee-non' or 'kzen-on', the 'k' sound being slight or inaudible]

A member of the family of gases known as noble gases (Helium, Neon, Argon, Krypton, and Xenon). A photographic flash tube is filled with Xenon at low pressure.



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