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Neon
Noble gas · p-block · ring L · spoke 18
Neon is element 10, a noble gas. It sits on ring L (period 2) on spoke 18, the noble gases. Follow that spoke toward the center and out again to find its chemical relatives.
Properties
| Density | 0.9 g/L (as a gas) | Terrain → |
|---|---|---|
| Melting point | 25 K · -249 °C | Terrain → |
| Boiling point | 27 K · -246 °C | Terrain → |
| Electronegativity | Not measured | Terrain → |
| First ionization energy | 2,081 kJ/mol2nd highest ionization energy of 103 | Terrain → |
| Atomic weight | 20.1798 u | Terrain → |
| Crustal abundance | 0.005 ppm | Terrain → |
| Discovered | 1898 | Terrain → |
Values from open reference data; see sources. "Terrain" opens that property as a 3D landscape across the whole spiral.
Two things you might not know
- In 1923 a Los Angeles Packard car dealership bought two large signs lit by it, introducing such signs to the U.S.
- Named in 1898 from the Greek for 'new'; it glows a bright reddish-orange in glass sign tubes.
Checked against en.wikipedia.org.
Spoke 18: Noble gases
Ring L (period 2)
Play with Neon
Watch it fly into its seat, or raise the whole spiral into a landscape and see where it peaks.