Neon Research Paper

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The element neon was discovered by Morris Travers and Sir William Ramsey. The chemists first isolated neon in 1898 by evaporating argon using low pressure. Neon was the third noble gas discovered by Ramsay and Travers, after argon and krypton. Neon has an atomic number of 10. The first neon lamp was produced by Georges Claude. Neon produces a reddish-orange color. Argon produces a faint purple. Neon most commonly used in advertising signs. Neon creates light through the application of electricity to neon in a glass tube. Which noble gas produces a colored glow when excited by electricity passing through a glass tube in which the gas is confined. The name of the gas is Neon. Neon produces a reddish-orange color. Argon produces a faint purple. Krypton produces a ghostly white. Xenon produces a blue glow. No information exists on radon as …show more content…

Then the pipe is quickly removed and glass is fused on the end. The process takes less than 1/100 of a second. A neon tube produces light by the electrical current bombards the inert gas atoms with electrons knocking neon’s atoms out of their orbits. The electrons collide with other free electrons sending them back toward the atoms. As the electrons are absorbed into the atom, energy is given off as light. The three different ways colored light can be produced in neon tubing is, 1) Clear glass tubing with neon produces a red or reddish-orange; Clear glass tubing with argon produces a faint purple. 2) Some colors are produced by inert gases in tubing with fluorescent powders painted or baked on the inside. 3) Coatings applied to the outside or inside of the gas can change the apparent color that one would see from a distance. The average lifespan of a neon sign is eight to 15 years. Failure at this age is due to the burnout of the electrical components; the neon gas itself retains its ability to produce light up to 50 years. Neon can be repaired or

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