Question

Name the elemet in period 3 which does not form oxides.

Answer 1

argon is the element of period 3 which cannot form oxides

Answer 2

Answer: The element is Argon.

Explanation:

Elements in the periodic table are distributed into 7 rows known as Periods and 18 columns known as Groups.

Elements present in Period 3 are Sodium (Na), Magnesium (Mg), Aluminium (Al), Silicon (Si), Phosphorous (P), Sulfur (S), Chlorine (Cl) and Argon (Ar).

Argon is the inert element and comes in the category of noble gases. This element does not react with any other metal and remains as such.

Hence, the element which does not form oxides and present in Period 3 is Argon.