Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Explain Why Atoms of the Noble Gases do not Easily Form Bonds, Unlike Other Atoms.

Noble gases don't easily form bonds like other atoms because their outter most electron shell is filled. When other atoms react, it's because they try to fill their outter most shell, but because noble gases already have theirs filled, they don't need to react. It is possible for a noble gas to reach, though.

Work Cited:
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_do_the_noble_gases_not_usually_form_compounds

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