State of Matter: 20 Sciencey Facts About Gases & Their Cool Properties

1Oxygen

Oxygen

50 to 85% of the oxygen on Earth comes from the ocean, mainly from phytoplankton.


2Xenon

Xenon

The noble gas Xenon can be used as a near-perfect general anesthetic. It works fast, has minimal side effects, protects your brain, is environmentally friendly, and can be used at normal air pressure. The only downside is it's expensive and can't be synthesized.


3Helium

Helium

When helium is cooled to almost absolute zero, the lowest temperature possible, it becomes a liquid with surprising properties. It can flow against gravity and will start running up and over the lip of a glass container.


4Pure oxygen

Pure oxygen

Breathing 100% pure oxygen for more than 16 hours can lead to irreversible lung damage, damage to the retinas, and eventually, death.


5Radon bath

Radon bath

Radon (a radioactive gas that can cause lung cancer) baths exist in the town of Khmilnyk, Ukraine. They advertise to treat a host of medical conditions and around 50,000 people a year use them.


6Carbon dioxide

Carbon dioxide

Too much carbon dioxide in a crowded room can make you dumber.


7Carbon Monoxide

Carbon Monoxide

Carbon Monoxide is used in the USA to make meat appear fresher. This practice is banned in Canada, Japan, Singapore, and the European Union.


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8Nitrogen chips

Nitrogen chips

The air used in bags of chips is actually Nitrogen, which keeps the chips from going stale.


9Chlorine gas

Chlorine gas

In 2014, Chlorine gas was released in a Hyatt Regency hotel, Illinois hosting a FurFest convention, injuring 19 people. The apparent chemical attack is unsolved, and the source of the chlorine is still unknown.


10Radon gas

Radon gas

When Radon gas in American homes was discovered, nuclear plant employees were tested for radiation and one of them was more radioactive when he came to work in the morning than when he left in the evening.

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