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The Noble Gases Worksheet Answers

1. Where are the Noble Gases found in the Periodic Table?

In Group 0

2. Are the Noble Gases metals or non-metals?

Non-metals
3. State the electronic configurations of Helium, Neon and Argon.

Noble Gas Electronic Configuration

Helium 2
Neon 2,8
Argon 2,8,8

4. Explain why the Noble Gases are described as having stable electronic configurations.
They all have a full outer shell.

5. Explain the difference between an atom being stable and an atom being electrically neutral.
 An atom is stable if it has a full outer shell.
 An atom is electrically neutral if it has the same number of protons and electrons.
 All atoms are electrically neutral but not all atoms are stable.

6. Explain why Noble gases do not form ions or molecules.

They are very unreactive because they have full outer shells, which means they do not need to lose or gain
electrons to become ions or share electrons to become molecules.

7. The following table provides some information on the properties of the Noble Gases.

Noble Gas Symbol Atomic Mass Number Number Boiling Melting

Number Number of of Point (C) Point (C)
Protons Neutrons
Helium He 2 4 2 2 -269 -272
Neon Ne 10 20 10 10 -246 -249
Argon Ar 18 40 18 22 -186 -189
Krypton Kr 36 84 36 48 -153 -157
Xenon Xe 54 131 54 77 -108 -112
Radon Rn 86 222 86 136 -62 -71
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a. Complete the table

b. Describe the pattern of boiling points shown in the table above.
Boiling point increases with increasing relative atomic mass/as you go down the group.

c. Use the information above to explain why the Noble Gases are in a gaseous state at room temperature.

Room temperature is approximately 20 C, which is above all the boiling points, so all these elements must be
gases above their boiling point.

d. At what temperature could Helium be in a liquid state?

Between -269 and -272 (C).