What are the inert gases or noble gases?

Answer 1

Noble gasses are different from other elements because they are stable (have either 8 or 0 valence electrons) and do not share, give, or take electrons (do not create bonds with other elements. And, they do not form compounds.

Answer 2

"Noble", "rare", and "inert" gases have all been used historically as the group name of periodic group 18. "Inert" was dropped after the first chemical reactions of noble gases were discovered, and "rare" is disfavored because the noble gases are not necessarily rare in the usual sense of this word and some other gases are rare in the more usual sense.

Answer 3

There are six noble gases: helium (He), neon (Ne), argon (Ar), krypton (Kr), xenon (Xe) and radon (Rn). Noble gases have completely filled orbitals / energy levels. They generally have 8 valence electrons (helium has only 2) and have stable electronic configuration. Hence they are chemically inert and generally donot form compounds under normal conditions.

Answer 4

both terminology are same and are group 18 elements

Answer 5

Now the noble gases are not considered as inert chemical elements.