Neon (Ne)

Atomic Number: 10


Relative Atomic Mass: 20.17976


Electronegativity: Unknown


Atomic Radius: Unknown

Appearance: Colourless (Orange-Red when subjected to a High Voltage Electric Field)

Occurrence: Natural


Melting Point (Kelvin): 24.56

Boiling Point (Kelvin): 27.07


Stable Isotopes: 20, 21, 22

Discoverer: Sir William Ramsay in 1898

Properties: Inert, Exists only as Monotomic Particles

First Use: Lighting (1910)

Modern Uses: Cryogenic Refrigerant

Picture Courtesy of Alchemist-hp


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