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Noble gases don't react with other elements because of the stability of the outer hell. Helium has 2 electrons , 1s2 a full shell. the restt have an outer shell of 8 electrons the "octet". This gives neon a full valence shell, the rest of the heavier noble gases have an outer shell with 8 electrons which while it is is very stable and makes these gases very un-reactive it is not full.

Compounds have been made for the noble gases heavier than neon. These compounds are all unstable and highly reactive and the first a xenon fluoride was made in 1962.

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