| My Nucleus - 10 protons in the nucleus
- Average of 10 neutrons in the nucleus (my different isotopes have different numbers)
- Average atomic mass of 20.179
- Because of my different isotopes, my atomic mass is an average.
| My Electrons
| My Properties
and -415.46 - Boiling point:-246.08 C and -410.94 F
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Density:.9002g/L -
Atomic Radius:38 pm
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My Home
(Body, Planet, Universe
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Neon is very rare on Earth -
.0018% of Earth's atmosphere is neon -
Is only found in the atomosphere in one place at 65,000 -
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I am non- toxic but am still not found in the human body because I can deprive it of oxygen
| I am Element!
| My Compounds
(My Friends!)
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I have no friends because I am a noble gas! -
I am stable already -
I do not need to gain or lose elecrons -
However, there is little evidence that it could form a compound with fluorine
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My Story
- My name "neon" is Greek for "new" since I was a newly discovered element at the time
| My Jobs
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I can be put into vaccuum tubes and I glow and give off a nice color -
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Used to make high voltage indicators -
Used to make helium- neon lasers -
Liquified neon refrigerates -
Used to make wave meter tubes -
Also used in television tubes. -
I am also used to make lightning arrestors
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![[Bohr Model of Neon]](http://www.chemicalelements.com/bohr/b0010.gif "[Bohr Model of Neon]")
