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Noble gases' outermost electron shells are completely full. With any element, the first shell needs to contain two electrons - only two elements, hydrogen and helium, have only one shell - and the outer shell of an atom with two or more shells must contain eight electrons. It can get there by having enough electrons on its own, or by bonding with other atoms and sharing the electrons. (In some cases atoms take this to the extreme: alkali metals, which have one electron in their outer shells, form salts by sharing seven electrons from a halogen atom.) Because noble gases' outermost shells are full, they don't have to - and in most cases will refuse to - bond with other atoms.
Having said that, argon will form a very few compounds...and all of them contain fluorine, which is so reactive it can strip electrons from noble gas atoms.
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What are the families that contain a full octet of valence electrons?
This is the family of noble gases (group 18).
Why did Mendeleev's periodic table not contain the noble gases?
Because noble gases were not discovered when Mendeleev formulated his periodic table
What family are the noble gases in?
Noble gases are in the group 18 of the periodic table of Mendeleev.
Were noble gases shown in the periodic table of 1869?
No, noble gases were not shown in the periodic table of 1869 because they were not discovered until late 19th and early 20th centuries. Helium was the first noble gas to be discovered in 1895, followed by other noble gases such as neon, argon, krypton, and xenon.
What is heliums family name?
helium is in the family of noble gases according to the periodic table
What are two chemical families on the periodic table?
alkali metals, halogens, noble gases
What is families in periodic table?
Metals,Non-Metals,Metalloids, noble gases and rare metals
Which families on a periodic table that contains elements that will not form compounds?
Noble gases or group 18
What are the families that contain a full octet of valence electrons?
This is the family of noble gases (group 18).
There are seven families included in the periodic table?
Not families, Periods (Apex)
How are the noble gases different from all the other gases in the periodic table?
Noble gases have completely filled orbitals and are stable and chemically inert (non-reactive).
What are the names of two families in the nonmetals in the periodic table?
Noble Gases (group 18) and Halogens (group 17) are two of the non-metal families.
What is three families from the periodic table?
Three families from the periodic table are the alkali metals (group 1), the halogens (group 17), and the noble gases (group 18). Alkali metals are highly reactive, halogens are nonmetals that are also reactive, and noble gases are inert gases with low reactivity.
What are the families in periodic table?
alkali metals, alkali earth, transition metals, non metals, halogens, noble gases
Why did Mendeleev's periodic table not contain the noble gases?
Because noble gases were not discovered when Mendeleev formulated his periodic table
What family are the noble gases in?
Noble gases are in the group 18 of the periodic table of Mendeleev.
What are group 18 elements in the periodic table called?
Noble gases.
