An atom of argon has a completely filled outer shell. If you know about bonding, you will get what I mean. The argon atom does not want to give or receive or give electrons because it is already as stable as possible.
Yes. Because argon is an element the smallest "piece" of it is referred to as an atom.
Atoms of argon have a full outer (valence) shell, and this is why argon is inert. The electrons of an atom have different energy levels. It's conventional to call each collection of possible states of electrons for a given energy level a shell. Shells have finite capacity and argon has a full outer shell. Chemical reactions tend to rely on electrons jumping from one atom to another or two sharing the orbit of 2 electrons (a type of shell around 2 electrons if you like). If the shells are full it is usually more energy efficient for an electron to stay put rather than jump to another atom. consequently argon with its full shells rarely bonds.
The element argon was discovered in 1894.
Argon. It is an element.
Argon's an element.
Yes. Because argon is an element the smallest "piece" of it is referred to as an atom.
Yes. Because argon is an element the smallest "piece" of it is referred to as an atom.
Atoms of argon have a full outer (valence) shell, and this is why argon is inert. The electrons of an atom have different energy levels. It's conventional to call each collection of possible states of electrons for a given energy level a shell. Shells have finite capacity and argon has a full outer shell. Chemical reactions tend to rely on electrons jumping from one atom to another or two sharing the orbit of 2 electrons (a type of shell around 2 electrons if you like). If the shells are full it is usually more energy efficient for an electron to stay put rather than jump to another atom. consequently argon with its full shells rarely bonds.
No element has the exact same election arrangement as another element. However ion can have the same election arrangement as another element. For example Chloride (Cl-) has the same configuration as Argon, and Potassium (I) (K+) also has the same configuration as argon.
The element argon has affected society because it has created things such as electric lightbulbs and floresant tubes. Lightbulbs are the most commonly used item that is made with argon.
The element argon was discovered in 1894.
Not under normal circumstances.
Argon is an inert gas; up today only 3-4 unstable compounds are known.
Argon. It is an element.
Argon's an element.
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It is because it usually does not combine with any elements