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Noble gases have completely filled orbitals. They generally have 8 valence electrons (helium has only 2) and obey octet rule (stable electronic configuration). Hence they are chemically inert (or do not react with other elements) and are known as inert gases.

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Noble gases are called inert gases because they rarely react with other elements to form compounds. They have a full outer electron shell, making them stable and less likely to form chemical bonds with other elements. This inertness gives them low reactivity under normal conditions.

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Noble gases are also called inert gases because these gases were not known to form any chemical compounds until about fifty years ago.

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Noble gases have completely filled orbitals. They are stable and chemically inert (non-reactive).

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Inert means non-react-able. Noble gases can not combine with other elements.

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