NeonElement


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 * Atomic Number:** 10


 * Atomic Weight:** 20.1797


 * Melting Point:** 24.56 K (-248.59°C or -415.46°F)


 * Boiling Point:** 27.07 K (-246.08°C or -410.94°F)


 * Density:** 0.0008999 grams per cubic centimeter


 * Phase at Room Temperature:** Gas


 * Element Classification:** Non-metal


 * Period Number:** 2


 * Group Number:** 18


 * Group Name:** Nobel gasses

Neon was first discovered by a British chemist, William Ramsay in 1898. Ramsay came across neon when he chilled an air sample and then heated it up and captured the gases. They named the gas neon. Neon is pumped into glass tubes and the molecules excited with electricity in order to produce an orange glow.