N EON ( ) By: Jacquelyn & Grace ( & )

B ASIC N EON I NFO.  Atomic number: 10 (This means that it has 10 protons, neutrons, and electrons)  Atomic weight:  Density: grams (per cubic centimeter)  Period number: 2  Group number: 18  Group name: Noble Gas

U SES OF NEON Advertising signs are the largest use for neon gas. It is also combined with helium to make helium- neon lasers Neon is also used in television tubes.

H OW IS NEON MADE INTO SIGNS ? You make neon into signs by filling glass tubes with neon then bending the glass tubes to form letters

T HE H ISTORY OF N EON Neon was discovered in 1898 by Sir William Ramsay, a Scottish chemist, and Morris W. Travers. William Ramsay won the Noble Prize in Chemistry in Morris W. Travers is the founding director of the Indian Institute of Science. Sir William RamsayMorris W. Travers

N OBLE G AS Neon is part of the group called Noble Gas the other following elements in this group are:  Helium  Argon  Krypton  Xenon  Radon

F UN F ACTS A BOUT N EON ! Neon is only % of the earth’s atmosphere, yet neon is the fourth most abundant element in the universe. Neon turns to a gas in room temperature Neon got its name from the Greek word, neos, meaning “new one”. Neon is the second lightest element next to helium.