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Noble gases have a full shell of valence electrons, therefore are unlikely to gain or lose any since they are stable.

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Do noble gases have a maximum number of electrons in their outer energy level?

Yes they do, because, for example, neon has 2 electrons in its inner shell and 8 on its outer shell; these shells are both full. Helium, the lightest of the noble gases, has only 2 electrons, but that completes it only shell. All the other noble gases have 8 electrons in their outer shell, which is a stable arrangement.


What gases do not gain electrons?

Noble gases


The inertness of the noble gases is due to?

The inertness of noble gases is due to their complete outer electron shell configuration, making them stable and unreactive. This full shell makes it difficult for noble gases to gain or lose electrons, which are the key mechanisms for chemical reactions to occur.


Are noble gases polar or non-polar?

Noble gases are non polar like all other elements.


What do noble gases electrons form?

Noble Gas Configurations


What are the families that contain a full octet of valence electrons?

This is the family of noble gases (group 18).


How many electrons are in the outermost energy level of noble gases?

Helium has 2 valence electrons. All other noble gases have 8 valence electrons.


What is the outer shell of the noble gases called?

Noble gases have completely filled orbitals / energy levels. They generally have 8 valence electrons (helium has only 2 valence electrons) and have stable electronic configuration.


Which group contains eight valence electrons?

Group 18 contains eight valence electrons, namely the noble gases.


What is special about the outer electron orbits of helium?

Helium has only two valence electrons. All other noble gases have 8 valence electrons.


Which noble gas doesn't have 8 outer electrons?

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


What is special about Bohr diagrams of the noble gases?

Bohr diagrams of noble gases show a full outer energy level with 8 electrons (except helium, which has 2 electrons). This configuration makes noble gases stable and less likely to react with other elements, giving them their "inert" or non-reactive properties.