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Atomic Number	10

Atomic Symbol	Ne

Atomic Weight	20.1797 amu

Group	Noble Gas, 18

Form	Gas

Density @ STP	0.885 g/L

Melting Point	-248.59 °C (-415.46 °F, 24.56 °K)

Boiling Point	-246.08 °C (-410.94 °F, 27.07 °K)

Heat of Fusion	0.34 kJ/mol

Heat of Vaporization	1.71 kJ/mol

First Ionization Potential	21.56454 eV

Electronegativity (on Pauling scale	N/A

Specific Heat Capacity	1.030 J/g K

Ground State Electron Configuration	2p⁶

Oxidation State(s)	0

Stable Isotopes and Natural Abundance on Earth	²⁰Ne, 90.48%; ²¹Ne, 0.27%; ²²Ne, 9.25%

Atomic Radius	38 pm

Crystal Structure	Cubic

Discovered by	Ramsay and Travers, 1898