Neon

Statistics:

• Name: Neon
• Symbol: Ne
• Classification: Noble Gas
• Atomic Number: 10
• Atomic Mass: 20.1797 g/mol
• Density: 0.84 g/cm³
• Melting: -248.7°C
• Boiling: -246.1°C
• Protons & Electrons:10
• Neutrons:10
• Discovered: 1898
• Discovered By: Ramsay and Travers
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Electrons Per Energy Level:

• Level 1: 2
• Level 2: 8

Isotopes:

Isotope: Half-life

• ²⁰Ne: stable
• ²¹Ne: stable
• ²²Ne: stable

Brief Summary

Neon is a Noble Gas with the symbol 'Ne' and contains 10 Protons & Electrons with 10 neutrons in the nucleus of the atom. Neon has an atomic mass of 20.1797 g/mol and, at a temperature of 20°C, has a density of 0.84 g/cm³. It will melt at a temperature of -248.7°C and boil at -246.1°C.

Neon was discovered by Ramsay and Travers in 1898 and is named 'Neon' Greek word "neos", meaning "new".

Some common usages for Neon: lights.

Definitions and Notes

Density listed is at a temperature of 20°C.

Isotopes are forms of an element who have the same atomic number but different mass because they contain different number of neutrons.

Half-life is the time required for a quantity of a subject to fall to half of its current quantity.

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