Neon is called noble gas because of what?

Answer 1

When neon was discovered in 1898 by Ramsay and Travers, they gave it the name neon, which is from the Greek neuter neos meaning new. It was a natural choice for a name because they had discovered a new element. Use the links below to verify the information and learn more.

Answer 2

Neon is called a noble gas because it belongs to a group of elements that are very stable and rarely react with other elements. This stability is due to the full outer electron shell that noble gases possess, making them unreactive.

Answer 3

Neon is part of a class of compounds called "noble gases" or "inert gases." Because neon has all its valence electrons, it is unreactive except under very extreme conditions. The name "noble gas" plays on the similarity between neon's interactions with other gases and noblemen's interactions with commoners; they do not interact.
Because it is completely inert and does not react with anything including Fluorine

Answer 4

The word neon comes from the Greek "neos", meaning new. The gas was discovered in 1898 by Sir William Ramsay, in London. When they saw the gas lighting up in a tube, Sir William's 13-year old son suggested they call it new, using the Latin word for new, novum. Sir William went with the Greek, Neon.

Answer 5

Someone wasn't very creative, and when they discovered a new element, they called it "new" ... they at least had the decency to do it in Greek, so it wasn't quite as obvious. (If this is referring to the car and not the chemical element, then I have no idea; call Dodge and ask them.)

Answer 6

They were called "noble gases" because they did not engage in any of the usual chemical reactions with other elements, and so were "aloof", i.e. seldom found in compounds.

Answer 7

It has a closed shell...you freaking cheater. You know who you are Plato students!!

Answer 8

it comes from the greek word neos, which means young, or new.

Answer 9

it comes from the Greek word neos, meaning "new"

Answer 10

Neon has a complete octet(fully filled outer shell). This makes it extremely stable(inert), which is why it's called a "noble gas". It doesn't react with other substances.