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Configuration and Orbital notation of Neon (Image to the left)


 * NEON **was discovered by a scottish chemist named //Sir William Ramsay// in 1898. When neon is produced, It gives a distinct reddish-orange glow when it’s used in low-voltage neon glow lamps . Other than lamps, Neon is used in discharge tubes or in advertising signs.


 * Boiling Point: -410(F)
 * Freezing Point: -416(F) [[image:http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSlAxD12TBU16xo5c9EfxJy7a5jZS9gDktUGz0iKA_g8CdVOasq width="192" height="144"]]
 * Number of Protons: 10
 * Number of Neutrons: 10
 * Number of Electrons: 10
 * Number of Valence electrons: 8
 * Atomic Mass Number: 10

Neon forms an unstable hydrate. The plasma of neon glows a bright orange-ish color; this attractive bright glow is what we use in neon signs. The discharge of neon is a very rare gas at ordinary currents and voltages.

Neonis used in many things such as:


 * Gas lasers
 * Lightning arrestors
 * Television tubes
 * High-voltage indicators
 * Wave meter tubes
 * Cryogenic refrigerant

Neon doesn't react with water or air, but it does disolve slightly in water. Neon comes in two different forms of matter; Gas and liquid.