Xenon is present in the Martian atmosphere to the extent of about 0.08 ppm. Before 1962, it was generally assumed that xenon and other noble gases were unable to form compounds. Among the compounds of xenon now reported are xenon hydrate, sodium perxenate, xenon deuterate, difluoride, tetrafluoride, hexafluoride, and XePtF 6 and XeRhF 6 .
Metallic xenon is produced by applying several hundred kilobars of pressure.
Xenon in a vacuum tube produces a blue glow when excited by an electrical discharge and finds use in strobe lamps. It is an odourless, colourless, inert gas. Both values are quoted on the Pauling scale. The following CrystalMaker image represents the solid state structure. For most elements, the most stable allotrope is illustrated.