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Group 18 elements, or noble gases, have 8 atoms in their outermost shell, making them complete.
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Why Helium will not react with anything because it has a complete outer electron shell?
Normally, when elements react they do so to attain a full outer shell, which is stable. Helium already has a full outer shell and so does need to not react to attain one.
Elements react with other elements based on the number of what in their outer shell?
Elements react with other elements based on the number of electrons in their outer shell, also called valence electrons.
A chemical family of elements contains elements with?
Elements in the same family (or group) have the same amount of electrons in their outer shell. For Example, all elements in Group 1 have 1 electron in their outer shells.
Where are elements with full outer shells located on the periodic table?
Elements with full outer shells, the noble gas elements, are located in the column at the extreme right of the periodic table.
What elements have four electrons in its outer p orbital?
The elements which falls under the group 16 has 4 electrons in its outer p orbital...
Elements with complete outer shells?
Elements with complete outer shells are Noble Gases.
What elements have complete outer energy levels and will bond with any other element?
Elements with complete outer energy levels are noble, which means that they will not bond with other elements. They are not (normally) reactive.
What elements had complete outer shells and why?
Group 0
What 3 elements on the periodic table had complete outer shells?
All the Noble/Inert gasses. However, Helium (He) has a complete outer shell of only TWO(2) electrons. The other noble gases all have a complete octet (outer) shall, of EIGHT(8) (Octet) electrons.
Is sodiums outer shell complete?
No. It has one electron which is readily lost to produce the Na+ ion. Note - the ONLY elements with a complete outer shell are the noble gasses.
Elements with complete outer energy levels which do not form any compounds in nature are?
Noble gases.
Why are least reactive elements not so reactive?
The least reactive elements are the noble gases (helium, neon, krypton, argon, xenon). They each have a complete outer electron shell (two electrons for helium, eight electrons in the outer shell of the other noble gases). Chemical reactions take place in ways that result in making outer electron shells more complete (or for transition state elements, it can also make inner shells more complete), so if the outer electron shell is already complete, there is no basis for a chemical reaction.
Why are some elements stable on their own while others are more stable in compound?
Some elements are stable on their own because they have a complete outer energy level. These elements are called noble gases. Hydrogen and Helium have a complete energy level with two electrons and all of the other elements are stable with eight. When an element doesn't have a complete outer energy level it is stable in a compound. This is because it is being combined with another element to complete it's energy level.
What kind of outer energy shell do elements in family 18 have?
The outer energy shells in the group 18 elements, called the noble gases, have a complete octet of ns2np6, where n is the highest energy level. The only exception is helium, which has an outer energy shell of 1s2.
Why is helium such a stable element?
Its outer electron shell is complete, with 2 electrons. Therefore it does not readily bond with other elements.
How did shels wife die?
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How do element become stable?
The elements can only be stable when it complete is octate in its outer most orbit has 8 electrons in its outer most orbit by gaining or losing energy
