Ne	Z =  10	◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊	Neon
			From the Greek "neos", meaning "new"
(AM) Atomic Mass	20.1797  amu	♦	Oxidation States	0
(BP) Boiling Point	-245  °C	♦	(MP) Melting Point	-248.7  °C
(ρ) Density	0.000899  g/cm3	♦	Crystal Structure	Face Centered Cubic
( χ ) Electronegativity	n/a	♦	(AR) Atomic Radius	n/a
Physical State	Gas	♦	(C) Heat Capacity	1.03  J/g °C
Electronic-Config	1s2  2s2  2p6	♦	(I1) First Ionization E	2080.6  kJ/mol
(ΔHvap) Heat of Vaporization	1.71  kJ/mol	♦	(ΔHfus) Heat of Fusion	0.335  kJ/mol
Year of Discovery	1898	♦	Location of Discovery	United Kingdom
(E°) Standard Potential	Inert
Stable isotopes	20Ne,  21Ne,  22Ne
Discovered/Synthesized by	Sir William Ramsay, Morris M. Travers
Natural Source	Isolated from the liquifaction of air
Common Uses	Advertising signs, lasers, supercold refrigerant
Other Info	Used in Neon lights True noble (inert) gas
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