Group 0 Noble Gases

Identify the elements located in Group 0 of the periodic table as the noble gases.

Describe noble gases as highly unreactive elements that do not easily form molecules because their atoms already possess highly stable arrangements of electrons.

Understand that all noble gases possess a full outer shell of eight electrons, with the single exception of helium, which operates with a full outer shell of just two electrons.

Describe the clear trend of boiling points in the noble gases, noting that they increase consistently with increasing relative atomic mass (moving down the group).

Explain explicitly how the unique physical and chemical properties of the elements in Group 0 heavily depend on the complete outer shell of electrons of their constituent atoms.

Predict the likely properties of unexamined noble gases based directly on the observed trends moving down the group.