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neon [Ne]
From the Greek neos meaning new. Discovered 1898 by William Ramsay & Morris Travers.
Occurrence:
-> obtained from fractional distillation of liquid air characteristics:
-> colorless odorless primarily inert gaseous element
Uses:
-> used in electric lamps
Related
periodic table
General
inert gas (noble gas, rare gas)
Properties
SIZE: AW = 20.179
atomic number
VALUE: 10
VALENCE: HE 2S2 2P6
References
- Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, Miriam-
Webster Inc. Springfield, MA 1990
- Chemical & Engineering News, Sept 8, 2003