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Age: 15
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Date: 2000-2001
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Do all of the Noble Gases glow a certain color when electricity is moved through them?

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Yes. Helium is red, neon is orange, krypton is purple, xenon is white, and I don't know about radon. Radon is quite dangerous to handle, however, as it is so intensely radioactive.

Richard E. Barrans Jr., Ph.D.
Assistant Director
PG Research Foundation, Darien, Illinois


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