1 First place in the Federal Duck Stamp Contest went to Adam Grimm of Burbank, S.D., for his oil painting of a pair of canvasbacks.photo by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. 2  Judges score the artwork at the Federal Duck Stamp Art Competition in Ohio.
Neon and all the other inert or noble gases have no color, smell or taste. They will, however, emit a characteristic color when ionized, as in a gas discharge tube. Neon emits â¦ a bright red to reddish-orange light. Use the link below to see the colors of each of the inert gases in gas discharge tubes. 18 people found this useful. 1  The Periodic Table of Elements Life is sustained by a number of chemical elements.
Of all the rare gases, the discharge of neon is the most intense at ordinary voltages and currents. Although neon advertising signs account for the bulk of its use, neon also functions in high-voltage indicators, lightning arrestors, wave meter tubes, and TV tubes. Neon and helium are used in making gas lasers.