The British chemists used a powerful machine that cooled and liquefied air to obtain krypton (Kr). They then repeatedly distilled the krypton until an even denser substance separated out, which they named xenon (Xe).Xenon is used in flash lamps, arc lamps and as a general anesthetic
69900login-checkJuly 12th- William Ramsay and Morris Travers discovered the element xenon on this day in 1898
