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neon

Chemical element with symbol Ne and atomic number 10; rare gas that glows reddish-orange in a vacuum discharge tube

Also known as element 10

Atomic number
  • 10
Melting point
  • -248.6°C
Boiling point
  • -246°C
Density
  • 1.444 g/cm³
  • , 1.204 g/cm³
  • , 0.9004 kg/m³
Discovered
  • 1898

Overview

All data

124 statements · 27% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Speed of sound
Formula
Canonical SMILES
Part of
Electron configuration
  • 1s² 2s² 2p⁶
  • [He] 2s² 2p⁶
Subclass of
Bulk modulus
  • 3.18B Pa
Thermal conductivity
  • 0.0491 watt per metre kelvin
Specific heat capacity
  • 1,030.4 joule per kilogram kelvin
Ionization energy
Atomic radius
  • 160 picometre
Covalent radius
  • 58 picometre
Van der Waals radius
  • 154 picometre

On other databases

68 identifiers linking neon across the web's reference databases