From the Greek word for new, neos . Neon was discovered by the British chemists Sir William Ramsay and Morris M. Travers shortly after their discovery of the element krypton in 1898. Like krypton, neon was discovered through the study of liquefied air. The largest use for neon gas is in advertising signs. Neon is also used to make high voltage indicators and is combined with helium to make helium-neon lasers.
Liquid neon is used as a cryogenic refrigerant.
Neon is highly inert and forms no known compounds, although there is some evidence that it could form a compound with flourine . This page is maintained by Steve Gagnon .