What element has the symbol 'Ne'?

The story behind the answer

Ne is the chemical symbol for Neon, element number 10. Neon is a noble gas with a full valence shell, making it very unreactive. The other options don’t match: Nickel is Ni, Neptunium is Np, and “Noble Gas” is a group, not a single element—though Neon belongs to that group.

Memory tip: think “Ne = Neon lights.” Pure neon glows a distinctive red-orange in discharge tubes—the classic “neon sign” color—while other colors usually come from different gases or phosphor coatings. Also note the pattern: Ni → Nickel, Np → Neptunium, Ne → Neon.