Noble Gases Quiz
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1. Which group of the Periodic Table contains the noble gases?
- A. Group I
- B. Group VII
- C. Group VIII
- D. Group IV
2. What best describes the physical state and structure of noble gases?
- A. Reactive diatomic gases
- B. Unreactive monatomic gases
- C. Reactive monatomic solids
- D. Unreactive diatomic liquids
3. Why are noble gases unreactive?
- A. They have no electrons
- B. They have a full outer electron shell
- C. They have too few protons
- D. They are always at very low temperatures
4. Neon has the electronic configuration 2,8. What does this tell you?
- A. Neon has 2 protons only
- B. Neon's outer shell is not full, so it is reactive
- C. Both of neon's occupied shells are full, so it is stable
- D. Neon has 8 protons and 2 neutrons
5. An unfamiliar element is discovered directly below xenon in Group VIII. Based on periodic trends, which property would you predict it has?
- A. It reacts vigorously with water like an alkali metal
- B. It is a monatomic gas that is largely unreactive, like other Group VIII elements
- C. It forms coloured compounds like a transition element
- D. It exists as a diatomic molecule like the halogens