Tuesday 27 November 2007

Neon

Neon is the chemical elemnt that has the symbol Ne and atomic number 10.
Neon was discovered in United Kingdom by Ramsay and Travers.It´s a rare gaseous element: in the universe there is 0,13% of neon. It´s density is 0.9 g/l. Its melting point is -248.59°C and its boiling point -246.08ºC.
Uses:
Althought neon a advertising signs account for the bulk of its use, neon also functions in high-voltage indicators, lightning arrestors, wave meter tubes, and TV tubes. Neon and helium are used in making gas lasers. Liquid neon is now commercially available and is finding important application as an economical cryogenic refrigerant.

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