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The fourth most abundant element in the known universe, neon was discovered in 1898 by Ramsay and Travers. Its name is taken from the Greek neos or "new". This is perhaps the best known noble gas because of its use in so-called "neon" lights (many of which actually contain other gases) and is relatively plentiful in the earth's atmosphere (fifth in abundance, following carbon dioxide). No stable compounds of neon are known to date. The gas is extracted from air by liquefaction. |
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