A question for the chemists

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pongo
A question for the chemists

Hello folks
Can anyone please tell me which compound or element is the heaviest gas at room temperature?
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Pongo

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Radon... but that's radioactive... Xenon is the heaviest non-hazardous gas.

Bacn
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Interesting place to ask. XD

Bandura

Sulfur Hexafluoride is also heavy at room temp, 6 times denser than the air we breathe.

Bellywolf

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.

kuumuzu
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? -_-;

Inflate123
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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! :)