Chemical Symbol Ne☢️ (+ Cool facts: Color, Uses and more...) rev. 2022

Every chemical element has its own symbol to represent them. But what is the Ne element?

The answer is Neon, whose symbol is Ne, and there's a lot of cool facts about it that most people don't know. Let me walk you through...

Neon Overview

Chemical Symbol

Ne (Neon)

Uses

Primarily for lighting.

State at 20 °C

gas

Description

Colorless, odorless, tasteless inert gas. Fourth most abundant element in the universe and fifth most abundant in the earth's atmosphere (18.18 ppm).

Name Origin

Greek: neos (new).

Sources

Obtained from production of liquid air as a byproduct of producing liquid oxygen and nitrogen.

Atomic Number

10

Learn more about the atomic number.

Atomic Mass

20,1797

Discovery

Discovered By: Sir William Ramsey, M.W. Travers

Year: 1898

Location: England

Learn more about the atomic mass.

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