Except for helium, how many electrons do noble gases have in their outer energy levels?

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Except for helium, how many electrons do noble gases have in their outer energy levels?

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Answer 1 · 2017-01-12T19:02:49

$8$ $8$ at GCSE and $8$ $8$ at A level

Answer 2 · 2017-01-15T15:12:03

$8$ $8$ electrons.

Explanation:

The $octet rule$ $"octet rule"$ determines the number of valence electrons in the noble gases, excluding He. Noble gases have the general electronic configuration $n s^{2} n p^{6}$ $ns^2np^6$ .

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Noble gases are typically nonreactive. They do, however, have some cool applications e.g. neon lights

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