Helium has only 2 valence electrons. The rest noble gases have eight.
Helium is the element in the noble geses family that does not have an octet. Helium is the element in the noble geses family that does not have an octet.
For most elements, a complete outer shell, like that of a noble gas, has eight electrons. There are exceptions. Helium, which is the most noble of the noble gases, has only two electrons in its outer shell. A few other light elements only need two (and hydrogen can also exist with no electrons at all, in the form of a naked proton, which is also a form of completion for the outer shell).
8 electrons
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.
loses 2 electrons to achieve a noble gas configuration
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.
Helium is the element in the noble geses family that does not have an octet. Helium is the element in the noble geses family that does not have an octet.
Noble gas
Na, Rb, Al3+, and S2- do not have a noble gas configuration as they do not have the complete outer shell of electrons like a noble gas. O2, Br, Ca, and O2- have noble gas configurations as they either have a complete outer shell of electrons or have gained/lost electrons to achieve a stable noble gas configuration.
Having the outer shell of electrons filled noble gases are very stable.
No! oxygen does not react with a noble gas because a noble gas does not want any electrons. This means, it's outer shell or valence shell is filled with electrons.
Argon is a Noble gas--one with eight electrons in its outer shell.
For most elements, a complete outer shell, like that of a noble gas, has eight electrons. There are exceptions. Helium, which is the most noble of the noble gases, has only two electrons in its outer shell. A few other light elements only need two (and hydrogen can also exist with no electrons at all, in the form of a naked proton, which is also a form of completion for the outer shell).
2 or 8
Atoms will gain, lose, or share electrons to match the number of outer shell electrons of a noble gas.
Xenon has a valence of 0, as it is a noble gas and has a full outer shell of electrons.
8 electrons