Neon Element (Periodic Table)

Neon (Ne) is a chemical element of the periodic table, located in the group 18 and the period 2, and is having the atomic number 10. It is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, non-toxic gas, whose name comes from the Greek word “neos”, which means new. It is a member of the noble gas group.

group

period

1
H

2
He

3
Li

4
Be

5
B

6
C

7
N

8
O

9
F

10
Ne

11
Na

12
Mg

13
Al

14
Si

15
P

16
S

17
Cl

18
Ar

19
K

20
Ca

21
Sc

22
Ti

23
V

24
Cr

25
Mn

26
Fe

27
Co

28
Ni

29
Cu

30
Zn

31
Ga

32
Ge

33
As

34
Se

35
Br

36
Kr

37
Rb

38
Sr

39
Y

40
Zr

41
Nb

42
Mo

43
Tc

44
Ru

45
Rh

46
Pd

47
Ag

48
Cd

49
In

50
Sn

51
Sb

52
Te

53
I

54
Xe

55
Cs

56
Ba

72
Hf

73
Ta

74
W

75
Re

76
Os

77
Ir

78
Pt

79
Au

80
Hg

81
Tl

82
Pb

83
Bi

84
Po

85
At

86
Rn

87
Fr

88
Ra

104
Rf

105
Db

106
Sg

107
Bh

108
Hs

109
Mt

110
Ds

111
Rg

112
Cn

113
Nh

114
Fl

115
Mc

116
Lv

117
Ts

118
Og

57
La

58
Ce

59
Pr

60
Nd

61
Pm

62
Sm

63
Eu

64
Gd

65
Tb

66
Dy

67
Ho

68
Er

69
Tm

70
Yb

71
Lu

89
Ac

90
Th

91
Pa

92
U

93
Np

94
Pu

95
Am

96
Cm

97
Bk

98
Cf

99
Es

100
Fm

101
Md

102
No

103
Lr

– p block

FAQs on Neon Element

Neon
‣ What does neon look like? Appearance: colorless gas exhibiting an orange-red glow when placed in an electric field
‣ When was neon discovered and by whom? Prediction: William Ramsay (1897) Discovery and first isolation: William Ramsay & Morris Travers (1898)
‣ Where is neon located on the periodic table? Location: Neon is found in the eighteenth column of the periodic table below the helium element.
‣ What is neon’s atomic number? Atomic number (Z): 10
‣ What is neon’s symbol? Symbol: Ne
‣ What is neon’s atomic weight? Standard atomic weight: 20.1797
‣ What block does neon belong to? Block: p-block
‣ What group is neon in on the periodic table? Group: 18 (noble gases)
‣ What is neon’s period number? Period: 2
‣ Neon covalent radius: 58 pm
‣ Neon Van der Waals radius: 154 pm
‣ What is neon’s melting point? Melting point: 24.56 K (-248.59 °C, -415.46 °F)
‣ What is neon’s boiling point? Boiling point: 27.104 K (-246.046 °C, -410.883 °F)
‣ Neon critical point: 44.4918 K, 2.7686 MPa
‣ Neon triple point: 24.556 K, 43.37 kPa
‣ How many electron shells does neon have? Electrons per shell: 2, 8
‣ What is neon’s electron configuration? Electron configuration: [He] 2s² 2s⁶
‣ What is neon ionization energy? Ionization energies: 1st: 2080.7 kJ/mol 2nd: 3952.3 kJ/mol 3rd: 6122 kJ/mol
‣ What is neon’s phase at room temperature? Phase (at r.t): gas
‣ What is neon’s density? Density (at STP): 0.9002 g/cm³ when liquid (at b.p): 1.207 g/cm³
‣ Neon magnetic ordering: diamagnetic
‣ Neon natural occurrence: primordial
‣ What is the oxidation state of neon? Oxidation state: 0
‣ Neon heat of fusion: 0.335 kJ/mol
‣ Neon heat of vaporization: 1.71 kJ/mol
‣ Neon molar heat capacity: 20.79 J/(mol K)
‣ Neon molar magnetic susceptibility: -6.74 × 10^-6 cm³/mol (298 K)
‣ Speed of sound in neon: 435 m/s (gas, at 0 °C)
‣ Neon crystal structure: face-centered cubic (fcc)
‣ Thermal conductivity of neon: 49.1 × 10^-3 W/(m.K)
‣ Bulk modulus of neon: 654 GPa
‣ Neon CAS number: 7440-01-9

‣ Neon vapor pressure

Vapor pressure
P (Pa)	1	10	100	1 k	10 k	100 k
at T (K)	12	13	15	18	21	27

‣ How many isotopes does neon have?

Main isotopes of neon
Isotope	Abundance	Half-life (t_1/2)	Decay mode	Product
²⁰Ne	90.48 %		stable
²¹Ne	0.27 %		stable
²²Ne	9.25 %		stable

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