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Ne

Neon
20.1797(6)
 Historical Information

Leonardo da Vinci suggested that air consists of at least two different gases. Before then, air was felt to be an element in its own right. He was also aware that one of these gases supported both flames and life.

Basic Information Shells
  • Name:Neon
  • Symbol: Ne
  • Atomic number: 9
  • Atomic weight: 20.1797(6)
  • Standard state: gas at 298 K
  • Group in periodic table: 18
  • Group name: Noble Gas
  • Period in periodic table: 2
  • Block in periodic table: p-block
  • Classification: Non-metallic
 neon
Uses Trivia
  • liquid neon is an economical cryogenic refrigerant. It has over 40 times more refrigerating capacity per unit volume than liquid helium and more than three times that of liquid hydrogen.

Liquid neon has over 40 times more refrigerating capacity than liquid helium, and more than 3 times that of liquid hydrogen.