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Noble gases don't usually react with other elements because they have a complete outer shell - they've already got all the valence electrons they need.

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Which family of atoms on the periodic table is inert?

The noble gases in group 18 are inert.


What atoms do not easily react with or form bonds with other atoms?

Atoms of elements in group 18 (noble gases) do not easily combine with other elements to form compounds.


Which family does not easily combine with other atoms?

Noble gases does not easily combine with other elementsbecause they are stable and have complete outermost shell.


What group in the periodic table do atoms try to imitate by changing their electrons?

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Why do solids not mix well but gases and liquids mix well easily in most cases?

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What is found on the right of the periodic table?

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Which group of the periodic table do atoms try to be like?

8a group is the group in which the atoms "try to be like."


What are the only elements in that exist you nature as isolated atoms?

Helium, neon, and argon are the only elements that exist in nature as isolated atoms, due to their stable electronic configurations that do not readily form chemical bonds with other elements. These elements are known as noble gases for their inert nature.


Why atoms of noble gases don't easily form bonds?

Ther are no available electrons in any orbitals that are available for bonding


Is lithium the largest atom?

Lithium is not the largest atom. Atoms increase in size as you move down a column in the periodic table, so atoms in the bottom row (such as the noble gases) are generally larger than lithium.


What elements exist as single atoms not bonded to other atoms?

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What region on the periodic table has atoms that rarely if ever chemically bond?

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