Neon

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Name:	Neon
Symbol:	Ne
Atomic Number:	10

Neon occurs naturally as an orderless, colorless, tasteless gas. It is the fourth most-abundant element in the universe, but is extremely rare on Earth. It can be found in large quantities in liquid form on Class K planets. Neon is highly inert and forms no known compounds.

In 2267, the Galileo crash-landed on Taurus II, near the Murasaki 312. The crew found the atmosphere breathable, an oxygen-nitrogen mixture, with traces of neon, argon, and krypton, not dissimilar to that of Earth. (TOS: "The Galileo Seven")

Later that year, the Galileo II was forced to crash-land on a planetoid in the Gamma Canaris region. The crew found the atmosphere to also be an oxygen-nitrogen compound similar to that of Earth, again containing trace amounts of neon, argon, and krypton. (TOS: "Metamorphosis")

[edit] Further Reference

• TNG: "The Royale"

[edit] Eternal links

• Neon at Wikipedia
• Neon at Jefferson Lab