Chemistry PYQ 15 of 291 · Basic Concepts

Which of the following noble gas is not present in air?

  1. AHelium
  2. BNeon
  3. CArgon
  4. DRadon

46th BPSC Prelims 2004

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Correct answer: (d) Radon

Explanation

Of the noble gases, argon (about 0.93%), neon, helium, krypton and xenon are regular parts of air.

Radon is not counted among air's constituents: it is a radioactive gas from the decay of radium in rocks and soil, and it occurs only in traces near the ground, in mines and in basements.

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