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The do so because they have attained a stable state in all of their electron shells and have no room for extra electrons

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What is a element that has many valence electrons?

inert gases


How many valance electrons do inert gases have?

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Why were the noble gases at one time called the inert gases?

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.


How many valence electrons do noble gases have?

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.


How Many valencevelecrtons do the inert noble gases have?

8 valence electrons. except for helium which has 2 valence electrons


Why inert gases are always stable?

Inert gases are stable because they have a full outer electron shell that is already filled with electrons. This full electron shell makes them less likely to gain or lose electrons to form chemical bonds with other elements, leading to their inert behavior.


Which families contains a full octet of valence electrons?

These are the noble gases.


Noble gases are inert gases.?

yup. they've got a complete outer shell of electrons so they cannot react.


Why do the inert gas atoms almost never participate in covalent bonds?

Inert gases have fully filled outermost shell that is two electrons are present in helium in the outermost orbit and in case of all other inert gases its 8 electrons,therefore inert gases almost never participate in sharing of electrons for forming bonds ie.covalent bond formation


Why are 18 group elements called noble gases?

According to the classical shell model for electrons, the group 18 elements have a fully filled outer shell, rendering them inert to most chemical reactions (little tendency to participate in chemical reactions ). So they are called noble or inert gases


Why is group VIIIA called noble or inert gases?

According to the classical shell model for electrons, the group 18 elements have a fully filled outer shell, rendering them inert to most chemical reactions (little tendency to participate in chemical reactions ) they are called noble or inert gases


Is noble gases Least chemical reactive?

Yes. because, Noble gases have completely filled valence electrons, they are stable and chemically inert.