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Neon Isotopes

Nominal Mass
Accurate Mass
% Natural Abundance
Chemical Form
Enrichment Available %

20 Ne

19.9924356

90.48

N/A

N/A

21 Ne

20.9938428

0.27

N/A

N/A

22 Ne

21.9913831

9.25

N/A

N/A

Neon Isotopes are used for various purposes. Ne-22 is used for the production of the medical radioisotope Na-22. Ne-20 can be used for the production of F-18, although the route via O-18 is by far the most commonly used. Ne-21 has been used in Masers to study quantum physics.