Neon


 * Element Name:** Neon


 * Element Symbol**: Ne[[image:Neon_Nicole.png width="216" height="287" align="right"]]
 * Atomic Mass:** 20


 * Atomic Number:** 10


 * Protons:** 10


 * Electrons:** 10


 * Discovery:** Sir William Ransay, Morris W. Travelers at 1898 in London, England.


 * How It Was Named:** From the Greek word Neon meaning new.


 * State of Matter:** Gas


 * Melting Point:** -259°C


 * Boiling Point:** -246°C


 * Characteristics:**
 * In a Vacuum Discharge tube neon glows reddish-orange
 * It has over 40x more refrigerating property per unit volume than liquid helium.
 * Of all the Therare gases the discharge of neon is the most intense at ordinary voltages and currents.


 * Uses of Element:** High voltage indicators, Lighting arrestors, Wave Meter Tubes, Tv Tubes, Gas lasers, Neon signs.

media type="youtube" key="wzv0pb7mzaw" height="390" width="640" align="center" Interesting Facts:
 * Neon is the second- lightest noble gas
 * Neon has the narrowest liquid range of any element.
 * The least reactive of all elements.