DISCOVERY OF NEON

• Morris Travers and William Ramsay discovered Neon.
• Neon was discovered in 1898.
• Neon was discovered in London.

ORIGIN OF NEON

• Neon comes from the word neos.
• Neos is a Greek word meaning new.

PROPERTIES OF NEON

• Neon is a gas.
• The density of neon is 0.9 g/l.
• Neon is not reactive.
• Neon is nontoxic.

SOURCES OF NEON

• Neon is found in the air.
• Neon is found in the atmosphere to the extent of 1 part per 65,000 air.
• Neon is abundant.

USES OF NEON

• Neon is used to light advertising signs.
• Neon is used to make high voltage indicators.
• Neon is also used in gas lasers, lighting arrestors, and wave meter tubes.

SIMILARITIES TO HELIUM AND ARGON

• They are all noble gases.
• They are all nonmetal and gases at standard temperature and pressure.
• They are all inert and non-reactive.

MELTING AND BOILING POINT

• The melting point of neon is -415.46 Fahrenheit.
• The boiling point of neon is -410.94 degrees Fahrenheit.

THE COST OF NEON

• Neon is worth $33 per gram.

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FACTS

• Neons chemical symbol is Ne.
• Neon is .0018% of earth.

HOW NEONS MADE

• Neon is an element that is developed in stars.

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