Uses of neon
Uses of Neon:
1- Neon is extensively used in neon glow lamps for advertising . It is because neon has a characteristics of properties giving an orange red glow in a discharge tube at 2mm pressure and at 1000 volt. This light become visible from the distance even thought fog and mist .
2- Since neon lights have better penetrating power through the fog and mist , these are used in the beacon lights for the safety of air navigation.
3- Neon mixed with argon or mercury vapours produced different coloured light in different types of light of glasses . These are used in advertisement and in sign boards
Example:
Gas mixture - Type of Glass
Tube
1- Neon 1- colourless
2- Neon-argon 2- colourless
3- Ne-Ar-Hg vapours 3- purple
Color of the light produced
1- Orange red
2- Ripple effect
3- Dark blue
4- Mixture of He and Ne does not conduct electricity until a certain limited voltage is reached . Basing upon this property ,it is used in certain protective electronic devices like voltage stabiliser , transformer, regulator , relay etc .
5- Neon lamps are used in botanical garden in the Formation of Chlorophyll and stimulates the growth of plants.