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Analysis of abundance patterns of rare gases Ne22, Ar36, Kr84 and Xe130 on Earth and in ordinary and carbonaceous chondrites is presented. A mechanism of chemical adsorption of rare gases at the planetesimal stage during their accretion is proposed to generate the abundance pattern of the heavy rare gases on the Earth. The calculated values for Xe and Kr agree well with the observed values whereas for Ar, the agreement is poor.
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Rao, M.N. Rare gases on the Earth and in meteorites. Astrophys Space Sci 6, 315–320 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00651232
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