Discovered by Sir William Ramsay and M. W. Travers at
London, UK
Remarks
Colorless, odorless gas, obtained from liquid air.
Chemically inert towards everything including fluorine gas. Used in
ornamental lighting ('neon' signs) and He-Ne gas lasers.
References
Emsley, J., 1991; THE ELEMENTS : Sec. Ed.,
Clarendon Press, Oxford, 251 p.