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By: Eliza Patterson and Amanda Roy
 * Neon **

"The brightest way to attract attention!" Neon signs are vital to businesses in drawing the attention of people in. Neon signs are bright, catch your eye, and attract more customers than any other sign available.

Why Neon? Neon signs are much more effective than an argon, krypton, or xeon. Neon is the brightest of the gases, and produces the strongest color, therefore has the capability to attract more attention. Neon typically transmits a reddish-orange color, versus the other weak colors that different elements in this category transmit. Red is the most influential color to the eye in human beings, and is therefore seen before any other color. Although you can change the color of neon to be yellow, blue, or purple using fluorescent lights, typically red is associated with neon signs. Argon gas produces a blue glow, krypton produces a yellow glow, both gases are very weak to the eye, and xeon is colorless which is not at all effective. Therefore, neon is by far the strongest element in comparison to its competitors. **Argon VS.   ** **Krypton **

Chemical and Physical Properties


 * Neon** is a noble gas with an atomic number of 10 and an atomic weight of 20.1797. At room temperature it is in the form of a gas; the melting point of neon is 24.56 K (about -248.67°C) and its boiling point is 27.07 K (about -246.05°C). Its atomic weight is 20.1797 and its density is 0.89990 g/l. The electron shell configuration of neon is, therefore (because it is a noble gas, it doesn’t make many bonds, however it does form some compounds with fluorine. There are fourteen isotopes of neon that have mass numbers from sixteen to twenty-nine. Neon has four known ions which are Ne+, (NeAr)+, (NeH)+, and (HeNe)+.

Utilities of Neon

Neon was first discovered by Sir William Ramsay and Morris M. Travers in 1898 through the study of liquefied air. In 1910 Georges Claude made the first glass tubes of neon which lead to the production of neon advertising signs. Neon is also used to make high voltage warning indicators, lightning arrestors (which protect electronic systems from lightning strikes), wave meter tubes and in television tubes (which receive a signal and change it into the picture you see). When combined with helium, neon can be used to make helium-neon lasers and liquefied neon can be used as a cryogenic refrigerant. Cost of Neon

Pure neon costs about $33 per 100g. A classic neon “OPEN” sign is about $60.

Interesting Facts About Neon!



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