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How krypton is removed from xenon gas

A blue cloud with red spots travels downward, passing gray spots. As it does, the red spots move downward faster.

This animation shows how krypton (red) is removed from xenon gas (blue) by flowing the combined gases through a column of charcoal (black specks). Both elements stick to the charcoal, but krypton is not as strongly attached and gets swept out first when the column is purged with helium gas.

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