Step 1. Pour water into a saucepan large enough to accommodate the broccoli. Ice crystals stuck to the frozen vegetables provides some moisture, so only a small of water is needed. Use 1/4 cup water for each cup of broccoli. Add a pinch of salt.
Neon is the second noble gas located in column 18 of the period table. Neon is the fifth most abundant element in the universe. Neon atoms have 10 electrons and 10 protons with a full outer shell of 8 electrons. Characteristics and Properties. Under standard conditions the element neon is a colorless odorless gas.
How neon lamps work. 1  A neon lamp is a sealed glass tube filled with neon gas, which is one of the so-called noble (inert or unreactive) gases on the far right of the Periodic Table. 2  There are electrical terminals at either end of a neon tube. 3  When the tube is switched off, it contains ordinary atoms of neon gas (brown circles).