WANTED: Neon
Prize money is 10 million dollars
Wanted For:
- Business uses; used for neon open signs
- Lighting fixtures
- Credit cards
- Creating Helium-neon lasers
Also known as...
- Neon originated from London, England in 1898
- Ne; atomic symbol
- From the Greek word new, neos
- Neo
- Neón
- Neônio
- Heoh
Characteristics:
- It is colorless and odorless
- Is a gas at room temperature
- Glows orange-red when an electrical current passes throught it
- Atomic #- 10
- Atomic symbol- Ne
- Atomic weight- 20.1797
- Non-metal
Bohr diagram of neon
- # of protons- 10
- # of neutrons- 10
- # of electrons- 10
Neon in use
Neon is always used on open signs.
Ne
The atomic symbol is neon.
First to spot neon:
Sir William Ramsay, a Scottish chemist, and Morris M. Travers, an English chemist were the first to spot neon. Sir Williams Ramsay was born on October 2, 1852 in Glasgow, United Kingdom and died on July 23, 1916 in High Wycombe, England. He also spotted argon and krypton. Morris M. Travers was born on January 24, 1872 in London, United Kingdom and died on August 25, 1961 in Stroud, United Kingdom. He also found krypton with Sir William Ramsay.
First to be arrested:
Neon was spotted in the United Kingdom in 1898 after the founding of krypton. It was found by the study of liquid-fication.
Last seen:
- Hanging out with his family, the noble gases, on the periodic table
- Also with with his squad, group 18
- On an open sign
- In the atomoshpere
Known associates ( Neon's close friends):
Does not form any mixtures/ compounds with others because it's an inert noble gas. It is full of electrons, so it doesn't need to get rid or gain electrons. Neon is already stable so that's why it doesn't need to mis with others to make it stable.
Warning!!!!
Neon is NOT radioactive and flammable. However, when it is leaking from a sign, it can cause headaches, dizziness, and suffocation.
Sources ( Bibliography & Pictures)
Books
- -Miller, Ron. The Elements: What You Really Want to Know. Minneapolis, MN: Twenty-First Century, 2006. Print.
- Furgang, Adam. The Noble Gases: Helium, Neon, Argon, Krypton, Xenon, Radon. New York: Rosen Central, 2010. Print.
- Gray, Theodore W., and Nick Mann. The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe. New York: Black Dog & Leventhal, 2009. Print.
- Staff, By Live Science. "Facts About Neon." LiveScience. TechMedia Network, 17 Oct. 2014. Web. 25 Sept. 2015.
- Helmenstine, Ph.D. Anne Marie. "Neon Facts." N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Sept.
- "The Element Neon." It's Elemental -. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Sept. 2015.
- Bohr diagram- http://www.carondelet.pvt.k12.ca.us/PeriodicTable/Ne/b0010.gif
- open sign- http://i.ytimg.com/vi/zJO-ipnM1R8/maxresdefault.jpg
- Atomic symbol- http://c3e308.medialib.glogster.com/media/8d/8d3c3e96d0c8b8eb9cb80dc2e2da185ded07b22ae39347ab93084f96227c3b04/neon.jpg
- Neon sign- http://www.fullissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Neon-Signs.jpg