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Not to be confused with Argonne (disambiguation). Argon is a chemical element with symbol Ar and atomic number 18. It is in group 18 of the periodic table and is a noble gas. Argon is the third-most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere, at 0.934% (9340 ppmv).
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Argon (Ar) has 24 known isotopes, from 30 Ar to 53 Ar and 1 isomer (32m Ar), three of which are stable, 36 Ar, 38 Ar, and 40 Ar. On Earth, 40 Ar makes up 99.6% of natural argon. The longest-lived radioactive isotopes are 39 Ar with a half-life of 269 years, 42 Ar with a half-life of 32.9 years, and 37 Ar with a half-life of 35.04 days.