Microbiology With Diseases By Taxonomy (6th Edition)
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Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
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Chapter 2, Problem 7CT
Summary Introduction
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The electron configuration of neon and argon and also give the reason why they are inert elements.
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Neon and argon are included in the group of noble gases. Noble gases contain low reactivity because they have closed-shell electron configurations. This makes them inert elements.
The method in which electrons of an atom are arranged in atomic shells is called electronic configuration. Every atomic shell consists of a particular number of atoms. The atomic shells are named as K, L, M, N and so on.
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