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Discoverers History: Life Application

Neon was discovered in 1898 by Sir William Ramsay and Morris Travers through their study of liquefied air. Neon glows bright orange-red when electric current is passed through it. The largest use of neon is in neon signs for advertising. Neon is also used to make high-voltage indicators and lasers. Liquid neon is an important cryogenic refrigerant with over 40 times the refrigerating capacity of liquid helium.

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Discoverers History: Life Application

Neon was discovered in 1898 by Sir William Ramsay and Morris Travers through their study of liquefied air. Neon glows bright orange-red when electric current is passed through it. The largest use of neon is in neon signs for advertising. Neon is also used to make high-voltage indicators and lasers. Liquid neon is an important cryogenic refrigerant with over 40 times the refrigerating capacity of liquid helium.

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NEON

DISCOVERERS
HISTORY
LIFE APPLICATION
The largest use of neon is in making the
Neon was discovered by Sir William
ubiquitous ‘neon signs’ for advertising. In
Ramsay, a Scottish chemist, and Morris
a vacuum discharge tube neon glows a
M. Travers, an English chemist, shortly
reddish orange colour. Only the red signs
after their discovery of the element
actually contain pure neon. Others
krypton in 1898. Like krypton, neon was
contain different gases to give different
discovered through the study of liquefied
colours.
air. Although neon is the fourth most
Neon is also used to make high-voltage
abundant element in the universe, only
indicators and switching gear, lightning
0.0018% of the earth's atmosphere is
arresters, diving equipment and lasers.
William Ramsay
neon.
Liquid neon is an important cryogenic
The largest use for neon gas is in
refrigerant. It has over 40 times more
advertising signs. Neon is also used to
refrigerating capacity per unit volume
make high voltage indicators and is
than liquid helium, and more than 3 times
combined with helium to make helium-
that of liquid hydrogen.
neon lasers. Liquid neon is used as a
cryogenic refrigerant. Neon is highly inert
and forms no known compounds,
although there is some evidence that it
could form a compound with fluorine.

FACTS/TRIVIA
The scientists had only recently
discovered krypton prior to their
PHYSICAL
MorrisPROPERTIES
Travers discovery of neon, and would discover
xenon shortly afterwards.
Color-Colorless - under low pressure, it
Neon is left over, along with krypton and
glows a bright orange-red if an electric
xenon, when nitrogen, oxygen, argon, and
current is passed through it
carbon dioxide are removed from air.
Phase-Gas
Trace amounts of neon are found in the
Phase Change: Neon changes from a gas
Earth's atmosphere.
to a liquid at a temperature of -245.92°C
The concentration of neon in the
(-410.66°F) It changes from a liquid to a
atmosphere is about 1 part in 55,000, or
solid at a temperature of 248.6°C (-
415.5°F)
Odor
ELEMENT 18.2 ppm by volume or 1 part in 79,000 of
air by mass.
Neon is an odorless gas
Taste-A tasteless gas AL
Density-Low at 0.89994 grams
Solubility-It is soluble in water NUMBER

ELEMENTAL DIAGRAM

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