Argon is a chemical element; it has symbol Ar and atomic number 18. It is in group 18 of the periodic table and is a noble gas. Argon is the third most...
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Argon–argon (or 40Ar/39Ar) dating is a radiometric dating method invented to supersede potassium–argon (K/Ar) dating in accuracy. The older method required...
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Argon (18Ar) has 26 known isotopes, from 29Ar to 54Ar, of which three are stable (36Ar, 38Ar, and 40Ar). On the Earth, 40Ar makes up 99.6% of natural...
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The Eye of Argon is a 1970 sword and sorcery fantasy novella by Jim Theis (1953–2002) that narrates the adventures of the barbarian Grignr. It has been...
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Look up Argon, argon, argón, or árgon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Argon is a chemical element with symbol Ar and atomic number 18. Argon may also...
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Argon compounds, the chemical compounds that contain the element argon, are rarely encountered due to the inertness of the argon atom. However, compounds...
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Argon Tower is a 4,750-foot-elevation (1,448-meter) pillar in Grand County, Utah. It is located within Arches National Park and like many of the rock...
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Argon fluorohydride (systematically named fluoridohydridoargon) or argon hydrofluoride is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula HArF (also written...
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Argon ST is a subsidiary of The Boeing Company headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, United States, that specializes in systems engineering and provides...
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Argon Zark! is a webcomic, created by cartoonist and web site designer Charley Parker. The strip, drawn using a graphics tablet and computer graphics...
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Shielding gas (redirect from Argon oxygen)
copper. Argon-hydrogen H-2 (98% argon/2% hydrogen) H-5 (95% argon/5% hydrogen) H-10 (80% argon/20% hydrogen) H-35 (65% argon/35% hydrogen) Others Argon with...
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Potassium-40 (section Potassium–argon dating)
a neutrino. Potassium-40 is especially important in potassium–argon (K–Ar) dating. Argon is a gas that does not ordinarily combine with other elements...
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Argon flash, also known as argon bomb, argon flash bomb, argon candle, and argon light source, is a single-use source of very short and extremely bright...
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Argon 18 is a Canadian cycle manufacturer founded in 1989 in Montreal, Quebec by Gervais Rioux. The name is derived from the element Argon, which is number...
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Ion laser (redirect from Argon laser)
medium. Argon-ion lasers are used for retinal phototherapy (for the treatment of diabetes), lithography, and the pumping of other lasers. Argon-ion lasers...
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sample's oxygen–argon ratio (or oxygen/argon ratio) is a comparison between the concentrations of oxygen (O2) and the noble gas argon (Ar), either in...
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KH-5 ARGON was a series of reconnaissance satellites produced by the United States from February 1961 to August 1964. The KH-5 operated similarly to the...
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mass spectrometry (GD-MS), ICP-MS introduces many interfering species: argon from the plasma, component gases of air that leak through the cone orifices...
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Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe (redirect from Bora-Argon 18)
known as BORA – ARGON 18". Argon 18. 29 July 2014. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2018. "Report: Bora-Argon 18 to sign Sagan...
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Argon plasma coagulation (APC) is a medical endoscopic procedure used to control bleeding from certain lesions in the gastrointestinal tract. It is administered...
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DEAP (redirect from Dark Matter Experiment using Argon Pulse-shape discrimination)
matter Experiment using Argon Pulse-shape discrimination) is a direct dark matter search experiment which uses liquid argon as a target material. DEAP...
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industrial facility that creates molecular oxygen, molecular nitrogen, argon, krypton, helium, and xenon at relatively high purity. As air is made up...
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K–Ar dating (redirect from Potassium argon dating)
Potassium–argon dating, abbreviated K–Ar dating, is a radiometric dating method used in geochronology and archaeology. It is based on measurement of the...
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refinement. The decarburization step is controlled by ratios of oxygen to argon or nitrogen to remove the carbon from the metal bath. The ratios can be...
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Argon Pedion (Greek: Ἀργὸν Πεδίον, lit. 'untilled plain') is the geological name of a "closed karst basin" in the Arcadian highlands in the Peloponnese...
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Glaucoma surgery (redirect from Argon laser trabeculoplasty)
are argon laser trabeculoplasty (ALT) and selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT). As its name suggests, argon laser trabeculoplasty uses an argon laser...
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Neon lamp (redirect from Argon lamp)
Moore mounted two electrodes close together in a bulb and added neon or argon gas. The electrodes would glow brightly in red or blue, depending on the...
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The argon fluoride laser (ArF laser) is a particular type of excimer laser, which is sometimes (more correctly) called an exciplex laser. With its 193-nanometer...
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