Why is this element important in everyday life?
Ne is used in television tubes and display lighting. Liquid Neon is an excellent refrigerant and is used in cryogenics. Neon is also used in high-voltage testers.
Where is this element found in nature?
not applicable
What are the properties of the element?Neon is gaseous and not radioactive. Neon has a stable atomic structure.
General Characteristics =
Neon is odorless and colorless. Compounds with Neon are unlikely to be created. Scientists are now trying to create a Neon compound, but in order to make one, there has to be extreme conditions. Neon produces a crimson glow in a vacuum electric-discharge tube.
Atomic Symbol = Ne
Period Number = 2
Group Number and Family Name = 18…Noble Gases
Atomic Number = 10
Atomic Mass = 20.183
Density =not applicable
Melting Point = -248.67C
Boiling Point =-245.95C
Electron Configuration =1s22s22p6
Shorthand Notation =[Ne]
Common Reactions =not applicable
Interesting Information =A flat-panel display, used on some portable computers, contains Neon between a horizontal and vertical set of electrodes. When 1 electrode is charged, the Neon glows where the 2 intersect, representing a pixel.(neon lamp) Neon is very rare. Sir William Ramsay discovered neon in 1898, with the help of Morris William Travers. They isolated it by means of the fractional distillation of liquid air. The word "neon" comes from the Greek word "new". Neon can penetrate fog.
Who is Neon ?
You see him everywhere you go, "lighting" up cities and towns across the world! What do you see? You're seeing Neon! He burns a nice crimson, but sometimes he gets mad because he's so hot! He has a very important job: advertising businesses. Without him, tourists wouldn't know what a place was called unless Neon told them what it was. One day, a guy and a girl kept driving by to figure out a place to eat. At the time, Neon was burnt out. He could no longer show these people where to go. Neon decided, it was either he or the people's starvation. He decided he would risk his life for these people. He decided to tear himself away from the sign. He went down with a crash, and split into a million pieces. Neon was dead. The noise from the glass breaking sent the owner of the restaurant out into the parking lot. That's just what Neon wanted him to do! He said, "We really need to change that light now!" The plan was going perfect! The owner cleaned up the mess and changed the light. A new light could now show people where to go. Just as the owner turned on the light, tons of people from the street pulled in the parking lot, and ate there. That made the new light happy as can be.
