Topic 1 Group 0 Elements

Question 1

What are group 0 elements also known as

Answer 1

Noble gases

Question 2

What elements make up the noble gases

Answer 2

Helium
neon
Argon
Krypton
Xenon
Radon

Question 3

How many electrons do they all have on there outer sheLl

Answer 3

8 = full shell
Except from helium which has 2

Question 4

What does inert mean

Answer 4

They are unreactive

Question 5

Why are noble gases inert

Answer 5

Because they don’t need to gain or lose any electrons because they are already stable

Question 6

What do they exist as

Answer 6

Monatomic gases -single atoms not bonded together

Question 7

What do they all appear as at room temperature

Answer 7

Colourless gases

Question 8

Why are they all nonflammable

Answer 8

Because they are inert

Question 9

Patterns of the properties of noble gases

Answer 9

Bp increase as you go down

Question 10

Why di the boiling points of the noble gases increase as you go down

Answer 10

Due to the increase in the number of electrons in each atom leading it to have greater intermolecular forces that need to be overcome