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Noble gas



Noble gas, or inert gas, any of the elements in Group 0 of the Periodic Table, comprising helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, and radon. These are colorless, odorless gases whose outermost electrons are complete, making them chemically unreactive. Helium has 2 electrons in its outer shell; all the others have 8.



See also: Periodic table.

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