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What are inert gases?

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Inert gases are the noble gases (He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe, and Rn). They used to be called the inert gases until Neil Bartlett proved that you could make compounds out of some of them, so they were renamed "inert" gases.

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Can inert gases be stored with oxidizing gases?

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Why are the elements helium argon and neon called inert gases?

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