Question

In which groups noble gases are placed? Does Ne belong to this group?
Substantiate your answer?


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Answer 1

Noble gases like helium (He), Neon (Ne), and Argon (Ar) are chemically inert and are present in atmosphere in extremely low concentrations. Thus owing to their similar inert behaviour and similar electronic configuration, they are justified to be placed in a separate group.

Answer 2

The noble gases (historically also the inert gases; sometimes referred to as aerogens[1]) make up a class of chemical elements with similar properties; under standard conditions, they are all odorless, colorless, monatomic gases with very low chemical reactivity. The six naturally occurring noble gases are helium (He), neon (Ne), argon (Ar), krypton (Kr), xenon (Xe), and the radioactive radon (Rn). Oganesson (Og) is variously predicted to be a noble gas as well or to break the trend due to relativistic effects; its chemistry has not yet been investigated.