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OT, but kind of interesting - Xe, one of the 'inert' gases you've listed, is a remarkably effective and safe general anesthetic as well as a cardio- and neuropr
by ridgeguy 8y ago
OT, but kind of interesting - Xe, one of the 'inert' gases you've listed, is a remarkably effective and safe general anesthetic as well as a cardio- and neuroprotective agent for some kinds of ischemic events [1].
Still a little weird to those of us who studied chemistry when the 'noble gases' were famously reluctant to mingle.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenon#Anesthesia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenon#Anesthesia