THE WEIGHT OF ARGON, IS AN AVERAGE WEIGHT,

BECAUSE, ARGON GAS, IS NORMALLY, A MIXTURE OF,

THREE STABLE, ARGON ATOMIC ISOTOPES, OF DIFFERENT WEIGHTS.

THE 3 WEIGHT ISOTOPES, ARE TAKEN FROM, THE EVAPORATION,

OF AIR, THAT IS, FIRST COOLED, TILL IT BECOMES, A LIQUID,

THE LIQUIFIED AIR, IS THEN, ALLOWED TO BOIL OFF AT:

-185.485°C, -185.686°C, -185.789°C

THIS PROCESS, WHICH IS ACCOMPLISHED,

WITHIN LARGE CANISTERS, OF VANADION,

IS CALLED, ARGON FRACTIONAL DISTILLATION

ARGON GAS, AT ROOM TEMPERATURES, IS SO DISPERSED,

THAT IT, APPEARS TO BE, A ODORLESS, COLORLESS GAS,

BUT, AT -39°C IT HAS, THE SMELL OF BANANAS,

& AT -198°C IT MAKES, A 2 ATOM BLUE CRYSTAL

SOURCES

ARGON IS .92987% OF THE AIR, IN OUR ATMOSPHERE.

IT IS REMOVED, FROM NEAR FROZEN LIQUIFIED AIR, IN MANY NATIONS,

USING, THE KELLER METHODS, OF HYPER-FRACTIONAL SEPARATION.

MORE THAN, 22,000 LITERS, OF ARGON GAS, ARE SEPARATED,

WITH THIS PROCESS, EACH DAY IN 22 NATIONS.

COST

ARGON COSTS, BETWEEN, $2.80 TO $4.80 A LITER

INDUSTRIAL USES

THE LIGHTEST, ARGON GAS ATOMS, ARE USED,

FOR FILLING, FLORESCENT LAMP, TUBULAR BULBS,

IN REFRIGERANTS, IN SMALL ROOM, AIR CONDITIONERS,

AND IN AIRPORT, LARGE FOOD HOLDING, REFRIGERATORS.

THE LIGHTEST WEIGHT, ARGON GAS ATOMS

ARE ALSO USED, AS FILLERS, IN DARK BROWN, HEAT RESISTANT,

IRONSTONE COATINGS, ON CAST ALUMON, FRYING PANS.

THE MIDDLE WEIGHT ARGON ATOMS

ARES USED IN, LARGE PRE-CUT MEATS,

3 DAY HOLDING, REFRIGERATION UNITS.

THE MIDDLE WEIGHT ARGON ATOMS

ARE ALSO USED IN, NEON, DISPLAY LIGHTING SYSTEMS

TO CREATE, DARK GREEN, LIGHT GREEN,

AND PURPLE COLORED LIGHT.

THE HEAVIEST WEIGHT ARGON GAS ATOMS

ARE USED IN, INCANDESCENT LIGHT BULBS,

IN ORDER, TO CREATE, A LOWER BULB TEMPERATURE,

AND TO PREVENT, THE OCSIDATION, OF THE METAL FILAMENT.

THE HEAVIEST WEIGHT ARGON ATOMS

ARE ALSO USED IN, MEAT INDUSTRY, INFRARED & ULTRAVIOLET,

NON-MEAT BLANCHING, OVERHEAD LAMPS.