NEON By: Haley
P HYSICAL P ROPERTIES Gas Colorless Non-metallic Glows reddish orange Melting point: ºCelsius Boiling point: ºCelsius
C RYSTAL STRUCTURE o Crystalline structure: Cubic
A TOMIC STRUCTURE o Atomic number: 10 o Atomic symbol: Ne o Atomic weight: o Protons:10 o Electrons:10 o Neutrons: 10
A TOMIC PROPERTIES Block: p-block Period: 2 Group: 18 Electron Configuration: [ He ]. 2s 2. 2p 6
U SES OF NEON Signs Gas lasers
M ORE USES TV tubes Wave meter tubes
A BUNDANCE Location ppb by weight ppb by atoms Universe Sun Meteorite (carbonaceous) no data no data Crustal rocks Sea water Stream no data no data Human no data no data Universe Sun Meteorite (carbonaceous) Crustal rocks Sea water Stream Human
C HEMICAL PROPERTIES o Reactivity: no reactivity o oxidation state: none o over 40 times the refrigerating capacity of liquid heliumhelium
I NTERESTING FACTS ABOUT NEON o was discovered by Sir William Ramsay and Morris Travers o discovered through work on liquid air o Neon a bomb Neon a bomb o