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Gases like helium, neon and xenon have a special atomic structure that makes them chemically quite inert. They are also rare in their natural occurrence on earth. The presence of these rare gases was discovered by Sir William Ramsay of Great Britain, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in:

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1928
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1916
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1904
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1940
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The correct option is C 1904
After hearing a lecture by Lord Rayleigh, he began studying gases, which led to his discovery of noble gases. For their collaboration, Lord Rayleigh and William Ramsay each were awarded a Nobel Prize in the same year 1904, in physics and chemistry respectively.

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