Argon
Argon is a colourless, odourless, and tasteless gas that makes up
0.94% of our atmosphere, argon becomes liquid at -185.8°C (302.4°F) and solid at -189.4°C
(308.9°F) when fractionally distilled.
Uses
For arc welding in Sri
Lanka, argon is used in either pure or mixed form. Industrial Gases offers pure
argon and Argoshield, a mixture of argon and carbon dioxide, as shielding gases. As
well as being used in light bulbs, radio tubes, and Geiger counters, it is used as a
carrier gas in gas chromatography and isotopic mass spectrometry.
- Mini and Large gas cylinders