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__________gas is used to obtain very low temperature.


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Helium:

  1. Helium is a colorless, tasteless, and odorless gas with an atomic number 2.
  2. Helium has a very low boiling point compared to other elements because of weak van der Waal's forces and small size.
  3. As we go down the group the boiling points of a noble gas increase, as atomic size increases.

Noble gas

Atomic symbol

Boilling point(°C)

HeliumHe-269
NeonNe-246
ArgonAr-186
KryptonKr-152
XenonXe-107

Among all elements, helium is known to possess the lowest boiling point. Therefore, Helium gas is used to obtain a lower temperature.


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