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Neon (Ne), element 10 – Learn Acer periodic table

Neon

Noble gas, atomic number 10.

Neon is a chemical element with symbol Ne and atomic number 10. It is in group 18 (noble gases) of the periodic table. Neon is a colorless, odorless, inert monatomic gas under standard conditions, with about two-thirds the density of air.

Facts

Symbol Ne. Atomic mass 20.17976 u. Group 18, period 2. Electron configuration [He] 2s2 2p6. Electrons per shell 2, 8. State at room temperature: Gas. Melting point -248.6 °C, boiling point -246.0 °C. Discovered by Morris Travers.

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