Why is noble gases named noble?

Answer 1

The noble gases all have stable electron configurations. Because of this they do not bond with other elements. They got their name 'noble' because they don't like to mix or relate to other elements. For more information look here:http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/chemistry/NobleGas.html

Answer 2

Because they're located on the very right of the Periodic Table, meaning that they have full outer shells. What atoms "want" in a reaction is to have full outer shells, so noble gases don't react with any other elements. Therefore the name "noble gases". Too noble to have any kind of contact with anything else.

Answer 3

Because they usually don't engage in chemical reactions with other elements. ( Shows their nobility)

(to rephrase) Noble gases are chemically inert, which is to say, they do not undergo chemical reactions. As such, they are metaphorically compared to the nobility who would not lower themselves to associate with the common people. Noble gases, like noblemen, are aloof.

Answer 4

Noble gases are elements which are chemically inert; they do not tend to engage in chemical reactions. This suggests that they form a higher class of element, like a nobility, which does not lower itself to bond with lesser elements.

Answer 5

They do not readily react with other elements. One meaning of "noble" is chemically inert.

Answer 6

Noble gas is translated from the German noun Edelgas. It was first used in 1898 by Hugo Erdmann to indicate their extremely low level of reactivity.

Answer 7

Noble gases - because they are practically unreactive.

Answer 8

Noble gases are named so because they were thought to be inactive or unreactive due to their full outer electron shells, similar to the nobility in society who were considered aloof or unreactive.