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Which noble gas doesn't have 8 outer electrons?

Helium has only 2 valence electrons. The rest noble gases have eight.


How many electrons are present in an inert element or noble gases like neon?

Neon and other noble gases have a full outer electron shell, so they have 8 electrons (except helium, which has 2) due to their stable electron configuration. This full outer shell makes them highly stable and unreactive.


How many electrons are in the outer shell of a noble gas with an atomic mass greater than three?

Noble gases have a full outer shell of electrons, which makes them stable and unreactive. For noble gases, the outer shell typically contains eight electrons, following the octet rule. This applies to all noble gases with atomic masses greater than three, such as neon, argon, krypton, xenon, and radon. Therefore, a noble gas with an atomic mass greater than three has eight electrons in its outer shell.


Why helium has 2 electrons inspite of being a noble gas?

The innermost shell contains a maximum of 2 electrons, therefore like the other noble gases, it has a full outer shell. The other noble gases all have eight in their outer shells.


What is the difference between noble gas and full outer shell?

Noble gases or the inert gases as they are become know as have a full outer shell. It is possible to get different elements to fill in the last outer shell but it is extremely difficult to take electrons from a noble gas therefore when you ask what the difference is the question is perhaps not phrased properly because there is no difference they are two different categories. A noble gas is an element with a full outer shell and full outer shell is when an element has filled all of the max electrons in the last orbital.

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What element is the only noble gas that does not have eight electrons in its outer shell?

Helium is the only noble gas that does not have eight electrons in its outer shell. It has only two electrons in its outer shell.


Which noble gas doesn't have 8 outer electrons?

Helium has only 2 valence electrons. The rest noble gases have eight.


How valence electrons does helium have?

Helium has two valence electrons. It is the only noble gas not to have eight valence electrons. Helium has the electronic configuration 1s2.The Noble gases have eight valence electrons in their outer shell.


How many electrons are present in an inert element or noble gases like neon?

Neon and other noble gases have a full outer electron shell, so they have 8 electrons (except helium, which has 2) due to their stable electron configuration. This full outer shell makes them highly stable and unreactive.


An element is stable with eight electrons in its?

Oxygen (O) has 8 protons and 8 electrons.


What is special about the electron configurations of all noble gasses?

The electron configuration of the noble gasses are such that the valence shell (the outer most shell of electrons) is filled up with eight electrons. the outermost shell of electrons can only fit eight and the noble gasses already have all eight.


What is the electron configuration of the element radon?

Radon is a noble gas; it has 8 electrons in its outer shell.


Why do noble gases not normally form compounds?

Noble gases have a full outer shell, meaning that they have no valence electrons and have 8 electrons in their outer shell. If the outer shell is full they do not need electrons, so they would not want to bond with another element to form a compound.


How many electrons are in the outer shell of a noble gas with an atomic mass greater than three?

Noble gases have a full outer shell of electrons, which makes them stable and unreactive. For noble gases, the outer shell typically contains eight electrons, following the octet rule. This applies to all noble gases with atomic masses greater than three, such as neon, argon, krypton, xenon, and radon. Therefore, a noble gas with an atomic mass greater than three has eight electrons in its outer shell.


How many electrons are in argon the element?

All noble gasses have 8 valence electrons which means outer electrons. As for electrons overall, argon would have 18.


What kind of gas is argon?

Argon is a Noble gas--one with eight electrons in its outer shell.


Why helium has 2 electrons inspite of being a noble gas?

The innermost shell contains a maximum of 2 electrons, therefore like the other noble gases, it has a full outer shell. The other noble gases all have eight in their outer shells.