Does neon gas consist of individual neon atoms?

Yes? Neon has a full valence shell, so from a naive approach I would expect it to just be a bunch of neon atoms, unlike oxygen or nitrogen which both exist in nature as O2 and N2. I believe. — Support and follow me on Medium: Richard K. Yu – Medium. read more

Neon has a full valence shell, so from a naive approach I would expect it to just be a bunch of neon atoms, unlike oxygen or nitrogen which both exist in nature as O2 and N2. read more

The atomic weight of 20.18 grams per mole comes from (0.9048 x 20) + (0.0027 x 21) + (0.0925 * 22). So a large sample of neon will act as though its mass were 20.18 grams per mole, but any individual atom of neon will have a mass close to 20, 21 or 22 grams per mole. read more