Element Neon
Neon is the Element I’m interesting in. I choose to do neon because I found out the uses that are in our daily life. Neon was discovered by Sir William Ramsay in 1898 (England). Sir William Ramsay was a Scottish chemist who discovered it through the study of liquefied air. The name neon originates from the Greek word neos meaning new. Neon is the forth most abundant element in the universe. Neon is the element that allows you to watch TV, and without neon we would never see the cool flashing signs outside the bars, clubs, and restaurants.
I’m going to tell you about neon’s uses, history, and facts. The largest use for Neon is in advertising signs. Neon is also used to make high voltage indicators. I’m going to give you the chemical breakdown of neon. Neon is on the periodic table, its atomic number is 10, protons, electrons are 10, 10 neutrons and its symbol is Ne. Neon is a noble gas. The period of neon is 2, and the group is 18. Neon is very rare on earth even though it’s very common element in the universe. In the earth’s atmosphere, neon only comprises 0. 018 percent of the volume. On the earth, neon is always present as a gas. Neon has three stable isotopes, and it’s the second lightest noble gas, after helium. Two different types of neon are commonly used in the world. Neon glow lamps are tiny; they have been used as power on indicators. Neon is not a very common element, but the places it is most abundant is in the earth’s atmosphere, and trapped with in rocks in the earth’s crust. Neon signs operate at much higher voltages.
Neon is not known to toxic, and it doesn’t have any stable compounds. Neon is just a light it’s an inert gas. Neon mixed with some other elements can make a bright light in an enclosed tube. When under low pressure, neon emits a bright orange-red glow if a small electric current is passed through it. It’s colorless but glows reddish orange electric discharge. Neon is an element classified as a noble gas which can be located in the section Noble gases in group 18 of the periodic table.
