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THE NOBLE ONES By: Sherwin Thomas, Divy Savulgay

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MEET THE NOBLE GASES

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Helium

2 P R O T O N S

2 E L E C T R O N S

2 N E U T R O N S

A T O M I C M A S S = 4 . 0 0

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Neon

1 0 P R O T O N S

1 0 E L E C T R O N S

1 0 N E U T R O N S

A T O M I C M A S S = 2 0 . 1 8

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Argon

1 8 P R O T O N S

1 8 E L E C T R O N S

2 2 N E U T R O N S

A T O M I C M A S S = 3 9 . 9 5

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Krypton

3 6 P R O T O N S

3 6 E L E C T R O N S

4 8 N E U T R O N S

A T O M I C M A S S = 8 3 . 8 0

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Xenon

5 4 P R O T O N S

5 4 E L E C T R O N S

7 7 N E U T R O N S

A T O M I C M A S S = 1 3 1 . 2 9

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Radon

8 6 P R O T O N S

8 6 E L E C T R O N S

1 3 6 N E U T R O N S

A T O M I C M A S S = 2 2 2

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 Meet The Noble Gases

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9 Where’s My Mass?

10 How Noble of Them to Be Full of “Ego”trons (Electrons)

11 Kick Those Electrons to The Curb Day and Night, 24/7

12 The Boiling and Melting Points are Similar

13 Crossword Puzzle

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WHERE’S MY MASS? T O F I N D T H E A T O M I C M A S S O F O N E S M A L L E X P L O S I V E L Y , R A D I O A C T I V E A T O M O F R A D O N , Y O U M U S T A D D T H E N U M B E R O F P R O T O N S A N D N E U T R O N S A N D T H E S U M W O U L D B E T H E A T O M I C M A S S O F O N E A T O M O F T H A T E L E M E N T . F O R E X A M P L E , T O F I N D T H E A T O M I C M A S S O F R A D O N Y O U A D D 8 6 P R O T O N S A N D 1 3 6 N E U T R O N S T O G E T A T O T A L O F 2 2 2 A S T H E M A S S O F O N E R A D O N A T O M . H O W E V E R , A N A M A T E U R B O M B M A K E R W O U L D O N L Y N E E D L O O K A T T H E N U M B E R B E L O W T H E S Y M B O L O F T H E E L E M E N T I N T H E P E R I O D I C T A B L E I N S T E A D O F M A K I N G S U R E A L L T H E C A L C U L A T I O N S A R E R I G H T W H E N W A N T I N G T O F I N D T H E P R E C I S E W E I G H T .

Come live in the State of Gas

All the Noble Gases live here!

REQUIREMENTS: Must be a gas at room temperature.

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HOW NOBLE OF THEM TO BE FULL OF “EGO”TRONS (ELECTRONS)

A S T U D Y R E L E A S E D S H O W S T H A T T H E N O B L E G A S E S , W H I C H I N C L U D E H E L I U M , N E O N ,

A R G O N , K R Y P T O N , Z E N O N , A N D R A D O N , C O N T A I N A F U L L O U T E R M O S T E L E C T R O N

S H E L L . T H I S M E A N S T H A T A L L O F T H E N O B L E G A S E S , O T H E R T H A N H E L I U M , H A V E 8 V A L E N C E E L E C T R O N S . O N L Y H E L I U M H A S 2 V A L E N C E E L E C T R O N S , E V E N T H O U G H

T H I S I S S T I L L A F U L L S H E L L .

Although nonmetals are the minority of the periodic table, all the Noble Gases are nonmetals

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KICK THOSE ELECTRONS TO THE CURB DAY AND NIGHT, 24/7

T H E N O B L E G A S E S N E E D L E S S E N E R G Y T O R E M O V E A N E L E C T R O N A S O N E M O V E S D O W N T H E P E R I O D I C T A B L E . T H E I O N I Z A T I O N E N E R G Y I S H O W M U C H E N E R G Y I S N E E D E D T O R E M O V E A N E L E C T R O N F R O M A N A T O M O F A C E R T A I N E L E M E N T .

NOBLE GASES GET FATTER!

N O B L E G A S E S G E T F A T T E R A S E A C H E A T S A N O T H E R E L E C T R O N S H E L L . T H E Y M O V E O N E P E R I O D L O W E R O N T H E P E R I O D I C T A B L E . T H E A T O M I C R A D I U S O F E A C H O F T H E E L E M E N T S I N C R E A S E A S O N E M O V E S L O W E R D O W N T H E P E R I O D I C T A B L E .

The Noble Gases, other than Helium, have almost the same Lewis Structure

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THE BOILING AND MELTING POINTS ARE SIMILAR

T H E N O B L E G A S E S H A V E B O I L I N G P O I N T S A N D M E L T I N G P O I N T S T H A T A R E V E R Y C L O S E T O E A C H O T H E R . I T D O E S N O T T A K E T H A T M U C H M O R E H E A T T O G O F R O M M E L T I N G T O B O I L I N G . F O R E X A M P L E , T H E B O I L I N G P O I N T F O R H E L I U M I S - 2 6 8 . 9 ° C A N D T H E M E L T I N G P O I N T I S - 2 7 2 . 2 ° C . T H E T E M P E R A T U R E S N E E D E D T O R E A C H T H E B O I L I N G O R M E L T I N G P O I N T O F A N Y O F T H E N O B L E G A S E S I S N O T T H A T H I G H . I T H A S T O A C T U A L L Y B E E X T R E M E L Y C O L D T O R E A C H T H E B O I L I N G A N D M E L T I N G P O I N T O F A N Y N O B L E G A S . A S I T M O V E S D O W N T H E P E R I O D I C T A B L E , T H E T E M P E R A T U R E T O R E A C H T H E B O I L I N G A N D M E L T I N G P O I N T G E T H O T T E R , B U T N O T B Y M U C H . T H E B O I L I N G P O I N T F O R R A D O N I S - 6 2 ° C A N D T H E M E L T I N G P O I N T I S - 7 1 ° C . T H E S E T E M P E R A T U R E S A R E S T I L L E X T R E M E L Y C O L D , E V E N T H O U G H R A D O N I S O N T H E B O T T O M O F T H E N O B L E G A S E S .

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ACROSS

1. One of the four elements that has an unknown electronegativity and starts with an "h".

2. The only reactive element of the noble gases.

4. One of the two elements that have electronegativity and has the Greek root of “hidden”.

7. One of the two elements that have electronegativity and has a Greek root of “stranger”.

8. What complete sublevels are in every noble gas electron configuration?

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3. One of the four elements that has an unknown electronegativity and is used in lasers

4. The element with the highest electronegativity of the group.

5. What sublevel does each noble gas, other than hydrogen, end with?

6. One of the four elements that has an unknown electronegativity and is used in common restaurant signs.