Chemically inert gas is mainly used to fill hot air and party balloons. Balloons filled with it float upwards and this phenomenon is achieved as helium gas is less dense than air Chemically inert In chemistry, the term chemically inert is used to describe a substance that is not chemically reactive. Most Group 8 or 18 elements that appear in the last column of the periodic table (Helium, Neon, Argon, Krypton, Xenon and Radon) are classified as inert (or unreactive). These elements are stable in their naturally occurring form (gaseous form) and they are called inert gases. The noble gases were previously
Phase-out of incandescent light bulbs emission total is 564.7 million tonnes), a saving of approximately 0.14%. There have been some initiatives to encourage people to switch to compact fluorescent lamps ahead of the phase out. Australia will ban halogen light bulbs from September 2020. In February 2007, then Climate Change Minister David Parker, Labour party, announced a similar proposal to the one in Australia, except that importation for personal use would have been allowed. However, this proposal was scrapped by the new government in December 2008. In Argentina, selling and importing incandescent light bulbs has been forbidden since 31 December 2010. Bolivia is reported to