Talk:Argon
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Please excuse me,but should read Electron configuration[Ne]:3s2 2p6 3x2+2x6=18 protons 86.122.165.148 (talk) 08:01, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Electron configuration order goes from 3s to 3p after Neon. Current information is correct. Reconrabbit 13:46, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 24 September 2024
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Change "group 18" to "group 8" 2A10:D582:5C73:0:EDD1:5FFE:ADF2:59DC (talk) 18:30, 24 September 2024 (UTC)
Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made.- Argon is a noble gas, so 18 is correct RudolfRed (talk) 19:32, 24 September 2024 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 14 September 2025
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There is a major error in the translation section. Argon in greek translates as "slow", not "lazy" nor "inactive". These are different words with different meanings. 2A02:587:8CBD:5200:856E:71EF:2B91:BC0B (talk) 15:44, 14 September 2025 (UTC)
- Do you have a reference? Many chemistry books say "lazy" or "inactive", which is often explained as related to Ergon = work as in "energy", and the A makes the word negative. If these chemistry books are all wrong we would need a good source to support the claim.
Not done: The IP editor is incorrect, or possibly referring to modern Greek instead of ancient. Lazy/inactive is a fine translation (I checked Liddell & Scott). Day Creature (talk) 17:03, 15 September 2025 (UTC)
- (Not a Greek speaker, but WordReference does suggest to me that the IP may be thinking of modern Greek indeed.) Double sharp (talk) 17:11, 15 September 2025 (UTC)
- An interpretation that might come from the reference to Greek language in the text instead of Ancient Greek? Or is this just a facet of 19th-century Greek? -- Reconrabbit 17:15, 15 September 2025 (UTC)
- I changed the link to Ancient Greek to avoid further confusion. Day Creature (talk) 17:37, 15 September 2025 (UTC)
- An interpretation that might come from the reference to Greek language in the text instead of Ancient Greek? Or is this just a facet of 19th-century Greek? -- Reconrabbit 17:15, 15 September 2025 (UTC)
- (Not a Greek speaker, but WordReference does suggest to me that the IP may be thinking of modern Greek indeed.) Double sharp (talk) 17:11, 15 September 2025 (UTC)
Nevermind
Semi-protected edit request on 25 September 2025
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On September 25th 2025 Peterborough Ontario firefighters were dispatched to the Nuclear Division of the General Electric factory on Monaghan Rd following reports that employees were experiencing illness after reporting an exposure to Argon Gas.
Firefighters and paramedics responded, with firefighters conducting a thorough search of the area to confirm that no other employees were exposed 2001:56B:3C60:E16E:DC6B:317B:5733:587 (talk) 23:01, 25 September 2025 (UTC)
Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Slomo666 (talk) 23:04, 25 September 2025 (UTC)
