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Yes. All noble gases are mono atomic. Noble gases have completely filled orbitals. 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.

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As single atoms. Noble gases have completely filled orbitals. They generally have 8 valence electrons (helium has only 2) and have stable electronic configuration. Hence they are chemically inert and are mono atomic.

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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, generally donot form compounds under normal conditions and all noble gases are mono atomic.

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The noble gases have a completely filled valance shell. Therefore, they are stable without forming any bonds. For this reason, noble gases exist in nature as single atoms.

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How do noble gases exist in nature?

Noble gasses exist in elemental form as individual atoms rather than molecules.


What are the only elements in that exist you nature as isolated atoms?

I would say the noble gases since as gases their atoms are isolated and they do not form diatomic molecules like all the other gaseous elements.


Why elements and all compound exist as molecules?

All elements and all compounds do not exist as molecules. As examples, noble gases exist as individulal atoms and ionic compounds form lattices.


Which noble gas is monatiomic?

All noble gases are monatomic and exist as individual atoms.


What are the only elements that exist in nature as in uncombined atoms?

The noble gases, gold and platinum.


Why do atoms of all elements except noble gases not exist as single atom?

Why were you not aborted??


In certain mass of gas the number of atoms and the number of moleucules are equal How?

The gas has molecules that are single atoms, as do the noble gases.


What elements exist as single atoms not bonded to other atoms?

The group of elements that exist as separate atoms are the noble gases. Radon, neon, xenon, argon, helium, and krypton are those elements.


What are the only element that exist in nature as isolated atoms?

The only such elements are the Noble Gases (He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe, Rn) (that is helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon and radon)


Why noble gases do not exist as molecules?

They have completely filled valence electrons, hence are stable, chemically inert. So they exist as mono atomic species and not as molecules


Noble gases usually exist as what?

Noble gases exist in the nature as gases; only a small number of (all man made) compounds of noble gases are known.


Why is it uncommon for noble gases to form chemicl bonds?

Atoms or molecules do chemical reactions to be stable, noble gasses are already stable, so they do not react with other molecules to form chemical bonds