OCR GCSE Chemistry A · J248
Specification C2.2b · Paper 1 (Foundation), Paper 3 (Higher)
Revise: Structure and Periodic PositionAt the far right are the noble gases. Their atoms already have full outer electron levels, so they have little tendency to lose, gain or share electrons and are very unreactive. This is an important exception to any simple suggestion that elements become increasingly reactive all the way across the table.