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Which statement explains why the noble gases are so unreactive?
Responses
They have seven valence electrons.
They have seven valence electrons.
They have one valence electron.
They have one valence electron.
They have two valence electrons.
They have two valence electrons.
They have eight valence electrons.
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They have eight valence electrons.
A full valence shell (an octet) makes the atoms energetically stable, so they have little tendency to gain, lose, or share electrons and are therefore unreactive. (Helium is the exception with a full shell of two electrons.)
A full valence shell (an octet) makes the atoms energetically stable, so they have little tendency to gain, lose, or share electrons and are therefore unreactive. (Helium is the exception with a full shell of two electrons.)
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