inert gas; noble gas (historical term)
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inert gas; noble gas; rare gas (obsolete term)
Historically used in chemistry before the discovery that some noble gases can form compounds. In modern scientific contexts, '稀有气体' (rare gas) or '贵族气体' (noble gas) are preferred.
Duò惰
xìng性
qì气
tǐ体
zài在
hàn焊
jiē接
gōng工
yì艺
zhōng中
cháng常
bèi被
yòng用
zuò作
bǎo保
hù护
qì气
。
Inert gases are often used as shielding gases in welding processes.
Hài氦
、
nǎi氖
、
yà氩
děng等
dōu都
shì是
diǎn典
xíng型
de的
duò惰
xìng性
qì气
tǐ体
。
Helium, neon, and argon are all typical inert gases.
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Yóu由
yú于
hòu后
lái来
fā发
xiàn现
mǒu某
xiē些
duò惰
xìng性
qì气
tǐ体
yě也
néng能
xíng形
chéng成
huà化
hé合
wù物
，
zhè这
gè个
míng名
chēng称
zhú逐
jiàn渐
bèi被
'
xī稀
yǒu有
qì气
tǐ体
'
suǒ所
qǔ取
dài代
。
Since it was later discovered that some inert gases can also form compounds, this name has gradually been replaced by 'rare gases'.