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neon

(Ne)
(element, Ne, atomic number 10)

Neon (Ne) is the element with atomic number 10, symbol Ne. Its most common isotope has mass number 20, but 21 and 22 are also stable. It is the fifth most common element in the universe but rare on Earth. Its nuclei are synthesized by carbon burning and the alpha process, in stars and supernova. In sufficiently massive stars, a neon-burning shell forms during the asymptotic giant branch (AGB) phase.


(element,metal,chemistry)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neon
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/pertab/Ne.html
https://www.rsc.org/periodic-table/element/10/neon

Referenced by pages:
alpha element
carbon burning
core collapse supernova (CCSN)
element
neon burning
nucleosynthesis
oxygen burning
plasma
white dwarf (WD)

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