The Noble Gases are so-called because they do not readily react chemically with anything, due to their valence electron shells being filled with 8 electrons.
The exception, of course, is helium, He, which only has 2.
The Noble Gases are so-called because they do not readily react chemically with anything, due to their valence electron shells being filled with 8 electrons. The exception, of course, is helium, He, which only has 2.
Most atoms of the noble gases have eight valence electrons, which corresponds to a full outer electron shell. This complete electron configuration makes noble gases highly stable and unreactive, as they do not need to gain, lose, or share electrons to achieve stability. As a result, noble gases typically do not form chemical bonds with other elements.
An atom's charge changes when it gains or loses electrons. Atoms naturally tend to lose or gain electrons to level out at eight valence electrons (valence electrons are electrons in the outermost energy level), so the only atoms that keep their charge are ions with eight valence electrons or the Noble Gases, atoms on the far right of the periodic table that have eigth valence electrons and a nuetral charge.
the nobel gases are already stable, with full octets of valence electrons
All of them. Except the noble gases.
They have filled valence shells. Atoms undergo chemical bonding in order to have filled valence shells by sharing electrons or transferring electrons. Because the noble gases already have filled valence shells, they have no need to react with other elements.
Inert gases have 8 valence electrons. This is why they are inert, they have a complete octet formed of electrons and are in their lowest energy configuration.
The valence electrons are filled in the p orbitals for noble gases (s orbital for helium)
8, except for helium which has 2 valence electrons
Yes, except for helium which only two electrons. All noble gases are found under the noble gas family to the far right of the periodic table.
Noble Gasses.
Helium has 2 valence electrons. All other noble gases have 8 valence electrons.