Neon

:This page is about the chemical element. For the automobile, see Dodge Neon. For a new semiconductor technology see ARM. For the fish, see neon tetra. For the light synthesizer, see Neon (light synthesizer).

Notable characteristics

Neon is the second-lightest noble gas, glows reddish-orange in a vacuum discharge tube and has over 40 times the refrigerating capacity of liquid helium and three times that of liquid hydrogen (on a per unit volume basis). In most applications it is a less expensive refrigerant than helium. Neon has the most intense discharge at normal voltages and currents of all the rare gases.

Related Topics:
Noble gas - Red - Orange - Vacuum discharge tube - Helium - Hydrogen - Refrigerant

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