Neon

• Period #- 2
• Group #- 18
• Family- Noble Gases

Neon has no stable compounds,

therefore it is used in its pure

substance

Nonflammable

Not Toxic

Not able to react with oxygen

Neither Acidic or basic

Not Radioactive

It's oderless, colorless.

The state of matter is a gas.

The density is .0008999g

per cubic cm.

Boiling point: -246degreesC

Freezing Point: -4091/2 degrees F

Melting Point: 24.56k

10 Electrons

Negative Charge

10 Protons

Postitive Charge

10 Neutrons

No Charge (Neutral)

Element Key:

Symbol- Ne

Name- Neon

Atomic #- 10

Atomic Mass #- 20

• "Neon." Periodic Table of Elements and Chemistry. N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Dec. 2011. <http://www.chemicool.com/elements/ne
• "Neon - Ne - Neon is used glow lamps, electron tubes, signs, plasmastudies, fluorescent starter tubes, cryogenic refrigeration and gas lasers. Neonis a colorless, odorless, and tasteless monatomic gas, belonging to the GroupVIIIA elements, called noble ." Specialty Gases - Compressed Gases - Refrigerants R-12, R-134a, orchlorofluorocarbons. Defense services include NSN (National Stock Number),FACNET Developments, MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheets) for dozens of CompressedGases, Recover Recycle Equipment. N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Dec. 2011. <http://www.c-f-c.com/specgas_products/neon.htm>.
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• "The sun is the source of most visible light." McDougal Littell physical science. Teacher's ed. Evanston, IL: McDougal Littell, 2005. 570-572. Print.
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Information

• William Ramsay and Morris Travers

discoverd this element in 1898.

Neon lights use gas-filled

tubes to produce light.

• Neon is fould in the earth's crust and in the solar system.

How and Where?

Neon

Neon is obtained commercially

by fractional distillation of liquid air

Neon Lights Video

Bibliography

Neon gas in open

signs use cryogenic regrigerent

Nucleus

By: Ally Henson and DoniRae Mayhew

Physical Properties

Chemical Properties

Map of where neon lights are used