Hello folks
Can anyone please tell me which compound or element is the heaviest gas at room temperature?
Cheers
Pongo
A question for the chemists
Mon, 09/22/2008 - 08:56
#1
A question for the chemists
Mon, 09/22/2008 - 11:52
#3
Bacn
Interesting place to ask. XD
Mon, 09/22/2008 - 13:37
#4
Sulfur Hexafluoride is also heavy at room temp, 6 times denser than the air we breathe.
Mon, 09/22/2008 - 13:59
#5
Please don't tell me you are going to use this stuff for real inflation.... I really suggest looking at medical journals to see if it has been tried before. If it hasn't then its best to NOT be the guinea pig.
Tue, 09/23/2008 - 01:44
#6
Bellywolf wrote:
Please don't tell me you are going to use this stuff for real inflation.... I really suggest looking at medical journals to see if it has been tried before. If it hasn't then its best to NOT be the guinea pig.
Well, that's a bit of a large assumption there... I figure it was research for writing a story.
I find it intriguing just how much information some people have here. It all seems to be relevant in one way or other which is nice. ^_^
Maybe we should create some kind of inflation themed dictionary or thesaurus that we can all refer to in times of need.
And no, not a 'Wiki'. Remember what happened last time? -_-;
Tue, 09/23/2008 - 07:41
#7
Inflate123
I kinda thought it was for story research too. Golly, I hope we're not so crazy that we're getting a sliver of scientific info and then heading to our garage laboratories with it. :)
I remember having to ask if helium had a liquid state. And it did, along with some unfortunate side effects (like being intensely, hazardously cold). I used it in the story anyway. Enough science to ground it, but not so much that it has to prevent suspension of disbelief! :)
Radon... but that's radioactive... Xenon is the heaviest non-hazardous gas.