Symbol | Ne | Atomic radius: pm | - | Fusion: kJ/Mole | 0.33 |
Name | Neon | Ionic radius: pm | - | Boiling point: °C | -246 |
Atomic number | 10 | Electron affinity | Unstable anion | Melting point: °C | -249 |
Atomic weight | 20.18 | 1st ion potential | 21.57 | Specific Heat Cap: J/(g K) | 1.03 |
Classification | Noble gas | Natural form | Gas | Thermal Cond: W/(cm K) | <0.001 |
Configuration | 1s22s2p6 | Crystal structure | FCC | Electrical Cond | - |
Oxidation states | - | Density | 0.90 | Abundance: mg/kg-crust | 0.005 |
Electronegativity | - | Vaporization: kJ/Mole | 1.71 | ||
Neon was discovered in 1898 by the English chemists Sir William Ramsay and Morris W. Travers. | Uses - neon signs,high-voltage indicators, TV tubes, gas lasers, cryogenics |