Family
Noble gas
Group 18. Full shell — almost completely unreactive. Found uncombined in nature.
Worth knowing
- Stable (or duet for He) explains the lack of reactivity.
- Argon makes up ~1% of the atmosphere; helium and neon are used in cryogenics and lighting.
- Heavier ones (Kr, Xe) can form compounds with fluorine and oxygen under extreme conditions.
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