Oxygen
Nitrogen
Argon
Carbon Dioxide
Propane
Helium
Hydrogen
Acetylene
Gases.
=NOBLE GASES=
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Column 8 elements are known as the noble gases or inert gases. They include helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, and radon. These elements have a full outer electron shell, making them stable and nonreactive.
Noble gases are gases and 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 called inert gases.
When an electron has 8 electrons in its outer shell, it is considered to have a stable configuration known as an octet. This stable configuration is achieved by filling the outermost energy level with 8 electrons, following the octet rule.
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it is Helium.
the noble gases in the column on the far right
Noble gases have completely filled valence orbitals. Hence they are chemically inert.
Noble gases have completely filled valence orbitals. Helium has 2 valence electrons, whereas other noble gases have 8. They are generally chemically inert at STP.
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.