Where is the xenon that is missing from the Earth's atmosphere?

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Keywords:

perovskite, MgSiO3, xenon, planet Earth

Abstract

The chemical analysis of the meteorites considered to resemble closely the primordial matter which led to the formation of the Earth indicates that the concentration of xenon gas in our atmosphere is lower than expected. It seems that this deficiency is related to the noble gases’ solubility in the oxygen vacancies present in the perovskite structure of magnesium silicate, MgSiO3, the main constituent of the Earth’s mantle.

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Author Biography

  • Luis Ortega San Martin, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

    Luis Ortega es profesor de Química del Departamento de Ciencias de la PUCP. Es Doctor en Química y ha publicado diversos artículos científicos en el área de ciencia de materiales.

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Published

2012-06-14

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 1-2 (2012)

Section

Highlights from the Scientific Literature

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Where is the xenon that is missing from the Earth’s atmosphere? (2012). Revista de Química, 26(1-2), 23-25. https://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/quimica/article/view/6328