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minus-squareJohnDClay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up25·1 year agoI think the joke would work with Radon though.
minus-squarespauldolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoIIRC, Radon hasn’t been proven to be a noble gas. Xenon is downright promiscuous compared to the other noble gases, and some chemists think that trend continues into radon.
minus-squarebecausechemistry@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoAnd when you trap a xenon inside a C60 cage and start stuffing other things in there, the chemistry gets really weird.
minus-squareLiz@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI mean, it’s in the column. Close enough.
I think the joke would work with Radon though.
IIRC, Radon hasn’t been proven to be a noble gas. Xenon is downright promiscuous compared to the other noble gases, and some chemists think that trend continues into radon.
And when you trap a xenon inside a C60 cage and start stuffing other things in there, the chemistry gets really weird.
I mean, it’s in the column. Close enough.