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Discovery of neon

Discovery of neon
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Neon is a chemical element; it has the symbol Ne and the atomic number 10. It is the second noble gas in the periodic table. Neon is a colorless, odorless, inert monatomic gas under standard conditions, with approximately two-thirds the density of air.

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Timeline

  1. Discovery of krypton1898
  2. Discovery of neon (this page)1898
  3. Discovery of polonium1898
  4. Discovery of radium1898
  5. Discovery of xenonJuly 12, 1898
  6. Discovery of actinium1899

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