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Noble gases have completely filled orbitals. They generally have 8 valence electrons (helium has only 2) and obey octet rule (stable electronic configuration). Hence they are chemically inert (or do not react with other elements).

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Is electron configuration for any ion is the same as its nearest noble gas?

No, the electron configuration for an ion is not always the same as that of its nearest noble gas. When an atom loses or gains electrons to form an ion, its electron configuration changes. For example, a sodium ion (Na⁺) has the electron configuration of [Ne], which is the same as neon, but a chloride ion (Cl⁻) also has the same configuration as argon ([Ar]). Thus, while some ions can have configurations similar to noble gases, this is not universally true for all ions.


Metals tend to gain electrons to attain the electron configuration of noble gases?

Ions that are formed when metals gain electrons are called anions. This process allows metals to achieve a stable electron configuration by filling their outermost energy level, similar to noble gases.


What is true of electron configurations of the noble gases?

They all have a full set of valence electrons.


What is true about the electron configurations of the noble gases Decent levels are partially filled be the electrons with the highest energy you sublevel see the highest occupied SN?

The valence electron shell of noble gases is full.


Does KR and AR have the same valence electron configuration?

Krypton and argon both have 8 valence electrons. This is true of all noble gases except helium, which has only 2 valence electrons.


Is it true or false that Noble gases are inert gases?

Noble gases are inert gases because of a completely filled valence shell,hence they need not to satisfy their valency.


Is true about the electron configurations of the noble gases?

the elections with the highest energy are in an f sub level. your welcome :))


Noble gases are inert gases true or false?

TRUE (apex)


Are noble gases inert gases true or false?

TRUE (apex)


What one statement is true about noble gases?

Noble gases 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 generally donot form compounds under normal conditions.


Why is the noble gases the most unreactive?

Because the outer electron shell is full as is the case with helium and neon or because it has the stable octet configuration, with 8 electrons, which is true for the rest, argon, krypton, xenon and radon.


Why do atoms of non-metals form anions?

Non metals tend to be at the Right Hand Side of the periodic table. They therefore tend to need to GAIN electrons to get a stable octet-noble gas configuration. Gaining electrons mean they become anions. The reverse is true for metals.