The Element Neon


If you are a lower of modified cars or racing cars, neon will be a very familiar term you may have heard because neon lights are extremely popular among its lovers. As per its history, the element neon was not discovered until late 1890s. The specialty about neon is that it is the second lightest noble gas found on earth. It glows with an attractive reddish orange inside a vacuum discharge tube and has over 40 times of refrigerating capacity of liquid helium making it a less expensive refrigerant.

Neon also boasts itself of being the 5th most abundant chemical element in the universe mass although it is fairly rare on earth due to its lightness and chemically inertness. Its industrial uses include, high voltage indicators, television tubes, advertising signs and car modifications.

Atomic Number & Chemical Properties


Element Basics:

Chemical Symbol: F
Atomic Number: 9
Atomic Weight: 18.998403
Element Classification: Halogen
Discovered By: Henri Moissan
Date of Discovery: 1886 (France)
Origin of Name: Latin: fluere (flow).

How to Recognize it at a Party:

Greenish-yellow, pungent, corrosive gas

Seriously Atomic Information:

Density (g/cc): 1.108 (@ -189°C)
Melting Point (°K): 53.53
Boiling Point (°K): 85.01
Atomic Radius (pm): n/a
Atomic Volume (cc/mol): 17.1
Covalent Radius (pm): 72
Ionic Radius: 133 (-1e)
Pauling Negativity Number: 3.98
First Ionizing Energy (kJ/mol): 1680.0
Oxidation States: -1
Electronic Configuration: [He] 2s2 2p5

Getting Intimate with Neon:

Lattice Structure: Monoclinic (MCL)
Lattice Constant (Å): n/a
Lattice C/A Ratio: n/a
Specific Heat (@20°C J/g mol): 0.824 (F-F)
Fusion Heat (kJ/mol): 0.51 (F-F)
Evaporation Heat (kJ/mol): 6.54 (F-F)
Thermal Conductivity (@25°C W/m K):
Debye Temperature (°K): n/a


Society's Questions About Neon:

Have you ever wondered what everyone else in the world thinks about Neon? Is anyone else looking for it too? If so, why? What do they want?

The following list shows the most common online questions about the element Neon. Are your questions the same or different from everyone else's?

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