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.
On / Off Switch. Neon signs are made of glass tubes bent into letters or shapes and filled with inert gas. When the electric current hits the electrodes in the tubes, electrons flow through the gas, making its atoms glow. The type of gas in the tubes, determine the color of the light. In a clear glass tube, argon gas gives off a steel blue light while neon gas produces red light. To create vivid designs, we can parlay the two base colors into over 80 different colors by using glass tubes that are coated in fluorescent powders.