THE WEIGHT OF NEON, IS AN AVERAGE WEIGHT,
BECAUSE, NEON GAS, IS NORMALLY, A MIXTURE,
OF THREE STABLE ATOMS, OF DIFFERENT WEIGHTS.
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THE THREE ISOTOPES ARE SEPARATED, FROM THE ATMOSPHERE,
BY THE GASIOUS DIFFUSION PROCESS,
INSTEAD OF, BY FRACTIONAL DISTILLATION.
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NEON
AT ROOM TEMPERATURES, NEON ATOMS ARE SO DISPERSED,
THAT NEON GAS, APPEARS TO BE, AN ODORLESS, COLORLESS GAS.
HOWEVER, AT -30°C IT SMELLS LIKE ORANGES,
AND AT -268°C IT MAKES A 3 ATOM PINK TRIGONAL CRYSTAL
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SOURCES
NEON IS .065% OF THE AIR, IN OUR ATMOSPHERE.
MORE THAN 80,000 LITERS, OF NEON GAS, ARE TAKEN,
FROM THE ATMOSPHERE, PER DAY, FOR INDUSTRIAL USES,
IN CANADA, CUBA, ISREAL, MEXICO, SPAIN AND THE USA
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COSTS
COMPRESSED NEON COSTS BETWEEN $2.80 A LITER & $4.20 A LITER
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INDUSTRIAL USES OF NEON
THE LIGHTEST NEON ISOTOPE, IS USED AS A REFRIGERANT,
IN SMALL, APARTMENT SIZE, REFRIGERATORS,
IN MARINE REFRIGERATION UNITS and IN VAN AIR CONDITIONERS
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THE LIGHTEST ISOTOPE
ALSO BONDS WITH THE HALOGENS,
AT TEMPERATURES OF, 1,740°C FOR 18 TO 28 HOURS.
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THE MIDDLE SIZE ISOTOPE
IS USED, ALONG WITH OTHER NOBLE GASES,
IN THE CREATION OF, COLORFUL NEON SIGN, LIGHTING SYSTEMS..
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THE COMPONENTS OF NEON LIGHTING GASES
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WHITE LIGHT IS MADE WITH HELION @ -3.5 atm
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LIGHT YELLOW IS MADE WITH HELION & 2.2% NEON @ .145 atm
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YELLOW LIGHT IS MADE WITH NEON & AMBER GLASS @ -2.8 atm
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ORANGE LIGHT IS MADE WITH HELION & AMBER GLASS @ 1.5 atm
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LIGHT, RED LIGHT CAN BE MADE WITH NEON GAS @ 2.5 atm
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RED LIGHT CAN ALSO BE MADE WITH HELION & RED GLASS @ 1.67 atm
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DARK RED LIGHT CAN BE MADE WITH NEON & 22.5% ZENON @ 17 atm
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AMYTHEST LIGHT CAN BE MADE WITH NEON & MERCURY VAPORS
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PURPLE LIGHT CAN BE MADE WITH ARGON & MERCURY VAPORS
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LIGHT BLUE LIGHT CAN BE MADE WITH HELION, KRION & NEON
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DARK BLUE LIGHT CAN BE MADE WITH NEON, KRION & MERCURY
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LIGHT GREEN LIGHT CAN BE MADE WITH NEON,ARGON & 2% ZENON
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DARK GREEN LIGHT CAN BE MADE WITH NEON, HELION & KRION
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THE HEAVIEST ISOTOPE
IS USED, AS AN INERT FILLER IN,
THE HEAT RESISTANT, TEFLON TYPE, COATINGS, ON BOTH,
CAST ALUMON & CAST TITANION - TININE POTS AND SAUTE PANS
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