Argon is an inert gas in group VIII A of the periodic table with atomic number 18, an atomic weight of 39.948, and a density of 1.40 Mg/m 3. In the solid state it forms an fcc crystal with a melting ...

SINCE most high-temperature chemical systems are sensitive to small partial pressures of oxygen in argon, which is commonly used as an inert atmosphere, it is of interest to know the oxygen ...