2

He

Group 8 - The Noble Gases

Helium

THE GROUP 8 ELEMENTS ARE ALL ODOURLESS, COLOURLESS, MONOATOMIC GASES WITH A VERY LOW CHEMICAL REACTIVITY

10
Ne

BOILING POINTS
HELIUM
-269C

ARGON
-186C

T H E CO LOUR S I N NE ON S I G N S
THE
NOBLE GASES A R E C A U S E D B Y I O N I S E D N O B L E G A S E S
ARE ALL

XENON
-107C

Neon

18
Ar

NEON
-246C

KRYPTON
-152C

RADON
-62C

Argon

36
Kr

MONOATOMIC
AND
RARELY FORM
COMPOUNDS

ALL

Ar

OF THE
GROUP 8 ELEMENTS
HAVE

FULL OUTER SHELL

Krypton

OF E L E C T RON S

54
Xe
Xenon

86
Rn
Radon

THE GROUP 8 ELEMENTS ARE

V E R Y

U N R E A C T I V E

He

-269C

Ar

75%

23%

1%

H He O
HELIUM

I S T H E
SECOND MOST
ABUNDANT ELEMENT
IN THE UNIVE RSE
U S E S

AS T H E Y A L R E A DY HAVE A
F U L L VA L E N C E E L E C T R O N S H E L L
HEL IUM HAS THE
LOWEST BOILING POINT
OF ALL ELEMENTS IN
T H E P E R I O D I C TA B L E

Ne

O F

T H E

Kr

Xe

R A D O N
I S
RADIOACTIVE
A ND C A N E N T E R
HOMES THROUGH
BASEMENTS AFTER
RADIOACTIVE
DE CAY OF RO C KS
BELOW THE EARTH

222
N O B L E

Rn

G A S E S

NEON
HELIUM
BALLOONS

NEON

ARGON

NEON LIGHTS MEDICAL LASERS

REFRIGERANT

LIGHT BULBS

KRYPTON

XENON

CAMERA
FLASHES

MEDICAL
IMAGING

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