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Neon information, including Technical Data, Safety Data and its high purity properties, research, applications and other useful facts are discussed below. Scientific facts such as the atomic structure, ionization energy, abundance on Earth, conductivity and thermal properties are included.

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Neon Bohr ModelNeon is a Block P, Group 18, Period 10 element. The number of electrons in each of Neon's shells is 2, 8 and its electronic configuration is 1s2 2s2 2p6. In its elemental form neon's CAS number is 7440-01-9. The neon atom has a radius of 154.pm and it's Van der Waals radius is 154.pm. Neon is not toxic.

Neon is found in small amounts in the Earth's atmosphere and is commercially produced by cryogenic fractional distillation of liquefied air. Neon was discovered by Sir William Ramsay and Morris W. Travers in 1898. The origin of the name comes from the Greek word neon meaning new.





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Neon Abundance. The following table shows the abundance of neon and each of its naturally occurring isotopes on Earth along with the atomic mass for each isotope.
Isotope Atomic Mass % Abundance on Earth
Ne-20 19.992440176 90.48
Ne-21 20.99384674 0.27
Ne-22 21.9913855 9.25


The following table shows the abundance of Neon present in the human body and in the universe scaled to parts per billion (ppb) by weight and by atom:
  Typical Human Body Universe
by Weight no data 1300000 ppb
by Atom no data 80000 ppb


Neon Safety Data and Biological Role. The safety data for neon metal, nanoparticles and its compounds can vary widely depending on the form. For potential hazard information, toxicity, and road, sea and air transportation limitations, such as DOT Hazard Class, DOT Number, EU Number, NFPA Health rating and RTECS Class, please see the specific material or compound referenced in the left margin. Neon compounds have no biological role.

Ionization Energy. The ionization energy for neon (the least required energy to release a single electron from the atom in it's ground state in the gas phase) is stated in the following table:
1st Ionization Energy 2080.68 kJ mol-1
2nd Ionization Energy 3952.38 kJ mol-1
3rd Ionization Energy 6122.04 kJ mol-1


Conductivity. As to neon's electrical and thermal conductivity, the electrical conductivity measured in terms of electrical resistivity @ 20 ºC is - µOcm and its electronegativities (or its ability to draw electrons relative to other elements) is -. The thermal conductivity of neon is 0.0491 W m-1 K-1.

Thermal Properties of Neon. The melting point and boiling point for neon are stated below. The following chart sets forth the heat of fusion, heat of vaporization and heat of atomization.
Heat of Fusion 0.324 kJ mol-1
Heat of Vaporization 1.736 kJ mol-1
Heat of Atomization 0 kJ mol-1


Recent Research & Development for Neon
  • Electronic spectroscopy of ytterbium in a neon matrix. Lambo R, Buchachenko AA, Wu L, Tan Y, Wang J, Sun YR, Liu AW, Hu SM. J Chem Phys. 2012 Nov 28;137(20):204315. doi: 10.1063/1.4768419. PMID: 23206011 [PubMed - in process]

  • Electron spin resonance investigation of H(2) (+), HD(+), and D(2) (+) isolated in neon matrices at 2 K. Correnti MD, Dickert KP, Pittman MA, Felmly JW, Banisaukas JJ, Knight LB. J Chem Phys. 2012 Nov 28;137(20):204308. doi: 10.1063/1.4767932. PMID: 23206004 [PubMed - in process]

  • Electronic absorptions of the benzylium cation. Dryza V, Chalyavi N, Sanelli JA, Bieske EJ. J Chem Phys. 2012 Nov 28;137(20):204304. doi: 10.1063/1.4767402. PMID: 23206000 [PubMed - in process]

  • Matrix Infrared Spectroscopy and Quantum-Chemical Calculations for the Coinage-Metal Fluorides: Comparisons of Ar?AuF, Ne?AuF, and Molecules MF(2) and MF(3). Wang X, Andrews L, Brosi F, Riedel S. Chemistry. 2012 Nov 30. doi: 10.1002/chem.201203306. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 23203256 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

  • N-type resonances in a buffered micrometric Rb cell: splitting in a strong magnetic field. Sargsyan A, Mirzoyan R, Papoyan A, Sarkisyan D. Opt Lett. 2012 Dec 1;37(23):4871-3. doi: 10.1364/OL.37.004871. PMID: 23202074 [PubMed - in process]

  • Communication: Excited states, dynamic correlation functions and spectral properties from full configuration interaction quantum Monte Carlo. Booth GH, Chan GK. J Chem Phys. 2012 Nov 21;137(19):191102. doi: 10.1063/1.4766327. PMID: 23181287 [PubMed - in process]

  • Quadrupole mass spectroscopy of neon. Dahle S, Maus-Friedrichs W. J Mass Spectrom. 2012 Nov;47(11):1486-7. doi: 10.1002/jms.3082. No abstract available. PMID: 23147826 [PubMed - in process]

  • [Hyperbaria and stress]. [No authors listed] Zh Evol Biokhim Fiziol. 2012 Sep-Oct;48(5):461-6. Russian. PMID: 23136754 [PubMed - in process]

  • Radial profile measurement of electron temperature in edge stochastic magnetic field layer of LHD using intensity ratio of extreme ultraviolet line emissions. Wang E, Morita S, Kobayashi M, Murakami I, Goto M, Dong C. Rev Sci Instrum. 2012 Oct;83(10):10E509. doi: 10.1063/1.4732061. PMID: 23127016 [PubMed - in process]

  • Spectroscopy of 3, 4, 9, 10-perylenetetracarboxylic dianhydride (PTCDA) attached to rare gas samples: Clusters vs. bulk matrices. II. Fluorescence emission spectroscopy. Dvorak M, Mu¨ller M, Knoblauch T, Bu¨nermann O, Rydlo A, Minniberger S, Harbich W, Stienkemeier F. J Chem Phys. 2012 Oct 28;137(16):164302. PMID: 23126705 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

  • Spectroscopy of 3, 4, 9, 10-perylenetetracarboxylic dianhydride (PTCDA) attached to rare gas samples: Clusters vs. bulk matrices. I. Absorption spectroscopy. Dvorak M, Mu¨ller M, Knoblauch T, Bu¨nermann O, Rydlo A, Minniberger S, Harbich W, Stienkemeier F. J Chem Phys. 2012 Oct 28;137(16):164301. PMID: 23126704 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

  • Determination of Kohn-Sham effective potentials from electron densities using the differential virial theorem. Ryabinkin IG, Staroverov VN. J Chem Phys. 2012 Oct 28;137(16):164113. doi: 10.1063/1.4763481. PMID: 23126701 [PubMed - in process]

  • Adaptive Response of Low Linear Energy Transfer X-rays for Protection Against High Linear Energy Transfer Accelerated Heavy Ion-Induced Teratogenesis. Wang B, Ninomiya Y, Tanaka K, Maruyama K, Varès G, Eguchi-Kasai K, Nenoi M. Birth Defects Res B Dev Reprod Toxicol. 2012 Oct 26. doi: 10.1002/bdrb.21027. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 23109298 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

  • A Matrix-Isolation and Quantum-Chemical Investigation of FeF(4). Schlöder T, Vent-Schmidt T, Riedel S. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2012 Nov 26;51(48):12063-7. doi: 10.1002/anie.201206464. Epub 2012 Oct 24. PMID: 23097315 [PubMed - in process]

  • Sub-two-cycle, carrier-envelope phase-stable, intense optical pulses at 1.6 µm from a BiB3O6optical parametric chirped-pulse amplifier. Ishii N, Kaneshima K, Kitano K, Kanai T, Watanabe S, Itatani J. Opt Lett. 2012 Oct 15;37(20):4182-4. doi: 10.1364/OL.37.004182. PMID: 23073404 [PubMed - in process]

  • The infrared spectrum of HOOH(+) trapped in solid neon. Thompson WE, Lugez CL, Jacox ME. J Chem Phys. 2012 Oct 14;137(14):144305. doi: 10.1063/1.4757389. PMID: 23061846 [PubMed - in process]

  • Self-consistent phonons revisited. I. The role of thermal versus quantum fluctuations on structural transitions in large Lennard-Jones clusters. Georgescu I, Mandelshtam VA. J Chem Phys. 2012 Oct 14;137(14):144106. PMID: 23061838 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

  • Helium-Neon Laser Improves Skin Repair in Rabbits. da Silva MS, Renno AC, de Oliveira F, Da Silva RG, Ribeiro DA. J Cosmet Laser Ther. 2012 Oct 11. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 23057697 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

  • Root causes for late presentation of severe neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia in Egypt. Iskander I, Gamaleldin R, Kabbani M. East Mediterr Health J. 2012 Aug;18(8):882-7. PMID: 23057379 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

  • Helium-neon laser improves bone repair in rabbits: comparison at two anatomic sites. Peccin MS, de Oliveira F, Muniz Renno AC, Pacheco de Jesus GP, Pozzi R, Gomes de Moura CF, Giusti PR, Ribeiro DA. Lasers Med Sci. 2012 Sep 29. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 23053246 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
 
Formula Atomic Number Molecular Weight Electronegativity (Pauling) Density Melting Point Boiling Point Vanderwaals radius Ionic radius Energy of first ionization
Ne 10 20.1797 g.mol -1 - 0.08988 g.cm-3 -248.59 °C -246.08 °C .154 nm 154 pm 2080.68 kJ.mol-1

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