Valence electrons are the electrons in the outermost energy level of an atom that are involved in chemical bonding. Noble gases have a full outer shell of valence electrons, making them stable and unreactive. Other elements seek to attain a similar electron configuration to noble gases by gaining, losing, or sharing electrons to achieve stability.
Helium has 2 valence electrons. All other noble gases have 8 valence electrons.
The outer shell of noble gases is called the valence shell. It is stable because it is fully filled with electrons, making noble gases chemically inert.
Because all noble gases have completely filled valence orbitals. Helium has 2 valence electrons whereas all other noble gases have 8 valence electrons.
Helium has only 2 valence electrons. The rest noble gases have eight.
All noble gases have 8 valence electrons. Helium has only 2.
Helium has 2 valence electrons. All other noble gases have 8 valence electrons.
The outer shell of noble gases is called the valence shell. It is stable because it is fully filled with electrons, making noble gases chemically inert.
Because all noble gases have completely filled valence orbitals. Helium has 2 valence electrons whereas all other noble gases have 8 valence electrons.
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Helium has only 2 valence electrons. The rest noble gases have eight.
The group that contains eight valence electrons is the group 18, also known as the noble gases. These elements have a full outer shell of electrons, making them very stable and unreactive.
These are the noble gases.
All noble gases have 8 valence electrons. Helium has only 2.
Inert gases have 8 valence electrons. This is why they are inert, they have a complete octet formed of electrons and are in their lowest energy configuration.
Helium is the noble gas with only 2 valence electrons
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Each noble gas has 8 valence electrons, except for helium which has 2 valence electrons. This full outer electron shell gives noble gases their stability and lack of reactivity.