Noble gases

The noble gases are placed in Group VIII of the Periodic Table. Which statement gives the reason why noble gases do not react?

Feb/March 2017

The noble gases are placed in Group VIII of the Periodic Table. Which statement explains the reason noble gases do not react?

Feb/March 2017

For what reason is argon used in lamps?

Feb/March 2018

Which statement accounts for the fact that elements in Group VIII of the Periodic Table are unreactive?

Feb/March 2019

Which statement gives the reason that elements in Group VIII of the Periodic Table do not react easily?

Feb/March 2019

Which statement concerning the noble gas argon is correct?

Feb/March 2020

Liquid air is divided into its gases by fractional distillation. The boiling points of four gases are given. Which gas is monoatomic and also a liquid at $-200\,^{\circ}\text{C}$?

Feb/March 2021

Which statement accounts for the noble gases being unreactive?

Feb/March 2025

Two statements concerning argon are given. 1. Argon has a full outer shell of electrons. 2. Argon is very reactive and is used in lamps. Which is correct?

May/June 2016

A section of the Periodic Table is shown. Which element is a gas and does not make a compound with potassium?

May/June 2016

Two statements concerning noble gases are provided. 1 Noble gases are reactive, monatomic gases. 2 Noble gases all have full outer shells of electrons. Which statement is correct?

May/June 2016

Two statements concerning argon are presented. 1. Argon has a full outer shell of electrons. 2. Argon is very reactive and is used in lamps. Which statement is correct?

May/June 2016

A section of the Periodic Table is displayed. Which element is a gas and does not form a compound with potassium?

May/June 2016

Two statements concerning noble gases are shown below. 1. Noble gases are reactive, monatomic gases. 2. Noble gases all have full outer shells of electrons. Which statement is correct?

May/June 2016

Why are weather balloons sometimes inflated with helium instead of hydrogen?

May/June 2017

Why are weather balloons occasionally filled with helium instead of hydrogen?

May/June 2017

Why are weather balloons occasionally inflated with helium rather than hydrogen?

May/June 2017

Why are weather balloons sometimes inflated with helium instead of hydrogen?

May/June 2017

Which statement about the noble gases is incorrect?

May/June 2018

Which statement concerning the elements in Group VIII is correct?

May/June 2018

Helium belongs to the noble gases. Which statement is correct?

May/June 2018

Which statement concerning elements in Group VIII of the Periodic Table is correct?

May/June 2019

The electron arrangements for helium, neon and argon are shown. Which row matches these gases?

May/June 2019

Which of the following statements about the elements in Group VIII of the Periodic Table is correct?

May/June 2019

The electron arrangements of helium, neon and argon are shown. Which row gives the correct description of these gases?

May/June 2019

Gas G contains 10 electrons. Gas H has eight more electrons than gas G. Both gases are monoatomic. Which statement concerning G and H is correct?

May/June 2019

The noble gases are located in Group VIII of the Periodic Table. Which statement accounts for their lack of reactivity?

May/June 2021

At room temperature and pressure, helium and neon are present as monoatomic gases. Statement 1: Helium and neon each have eight electrons in their outer shell. Statement 2: Helium and neon are chemically unreactive. Which choice is correct?

May/June 2021

What makes helium suitable for use in balloons?

May/June 2021

Helium and neon are monoatomic gases at room temperature and pressure. claim 1 Helium and neon each have eight electrons in their outer shell. claim 2 Helium and neon are unreactive. Which option is correct?

May/June 2021

Several facts about gas G are given. G is monoatomic. G occurs in clean, dry air. G is used in lamps. Which element is G?

May/June 2022

Which row identifies an atom of a noble gas?

May/June 2022

Which row matches an atom of a noble gas?

May/June 2022

Which row gives the properties of argon?

May/June 2023

Which statement about the elements in Group VIII of the Periodic Table is correct?

May/June 2023

The electronic configurations of helium, neon and argon are displayed. Which row identifies these gases?

May/June 2024

Which of the following statements about the elements in Group VIII of the Periodic Table is correct?

May/June 2024

Some gases are monoatomic, chemically unreactive and have eight electrons in their outer shell. Which gases match this description?

May/June 2025

Which of the following statements about the elements in Group VIII are correct?

May/June 2025

Two statements about noble gases are given. 1 Noble gases are monatomic gases and are reactive. 2 Every noble gas has a complete outer shell of electrons. Which of these statements about noble gases is correct?

May/June 2025

The table gives some properties of noble gases. Which row gives the predicted density and boiling point for krypton?

May/June 2025

Which statement concerning the elements in Group VIII is correct?

May/June 2025

Which statement concerning the element with proton number 54 is correct?

Oct/Nov 2016

Which gas is not classed as a noble gas?

Oct/Nov 2016

A flammable gas has to be taken out of a tank at an industrial plant. For safety, an inert gas is used instead. Which gas is suitable?

Oct/Nov 2016

For what reason is argon gas used to fill electric lamps?

Oct/Nov 2017

What is the reason for using argon gas to fill electric lamps?

Oct/Nov 2017

What is the reason argon gas is used to fill electric lamps?

Oct/Nov 2017

What makes argon gas suitable for filling electric lamps?

Oct/Nov 2017

What is the reason for using argon gas to fill electric lamps?

Oct/Nov 2017

What is the reason for filling electric lamps with argon gas?

Oct/Nov 2017

An inert gas R is used to inflate weather balloons. Which descriptions of R are correct?

Oct/Nov 2018

Argon is a noble gas that is used to fill light bulbs. Approximately what percentage of air is argon?

Oct/Nov 2018

An inert gas R is used to inflate weather balloons. Which statements about R are correct?

Oct/Nov 2018

An inert gas R is used to inflate weather balloons. Which statements about R are true?

Oct/Nov 2018

Argon is a noble gas that is put into light bulbs. Approximately what percentage of air is made up of argon?

Oct/Nov 2018

An inert gas, R, is used to inflate weather balloons. Which statements about R are correct?

Oct/Nov 2018

An inert gas R is used to inflate weather balloons. Which statements about R are correct?

Oct/Nov 2018

Argon is a noble gas that is used to fill light bulbs. Approximately what percentage of air is argon?

Oct/Nov 2018

An inert gas R is employed to inflate weather balloons. Which statements about R are correct?

Oct/Nov 2018

A section of the Periodic Table is shown. Which element is used to create an inert atmosphere?

Oct/Nov 2019

Helium belongs to the noble gases. Which of the following statements about helium is correct?

Oct/Nov 2019

Which statement gives a description of a gas that is in Group VIII of the Periodic Table?

Oct/Nov 2019

A section of the Periodic Table is shown. Which element is used to create an inert atmosphere?

Oct/Nov 2019

Helium is one of the noble gases. Which statement concerning helium is correct?

Oct/Nov 2019

Which statement gives a description of a gas that is in Group VIII of the Periodic Table?

Oct/Nov 2019

A flammable gas has to be taken out of a tank at an industrial plant. To keep this safe, an inert gas is used. Which gas would be suitable?

Oct/Nov 2020

A flammable gas has to be taken out of a tank at an industrial plant. For safety, an inert gas is used. Which gas is appropriate?

Oct/Nov 2020

At an industrial plant, a flammable gas must be taken out of a tank. For safety, an inert gas is used. Which gas is appropriate?

Oct/Nov 2020

A flammable gas has to be taken out of a tank at an industrial facility. For safety, an inert gas is used. Which gas is suitable?

Oct/Nov 2020

A flammable gas has to be vented from a tank at an industrial plant. For safety, an inert gas is used instead. Which gas would be suitable?

Oct/Nov 2020

A flammable gas has to be withdrawn from a tank in an industrial plant. For safety reasons, an inert gas is used. Which gas is suitable?

Oct/Nov 2020

The noble gases are found in Group VIII of the Periodic Table. Which statement accounts for why noble gases are unreactive?

Oct/Nov 2021

The noble gases are placed in Group VIII of the Periodic Table. Which statement accounts for why noble gases are unreactive?

Oct/Nov 2021

Noble gases are found in Group VIII of the Periodic Table. Which statement gives the reason why noble gases are unreactive?

Oct/Nov 2021

The noble gases are found in Group VIII of the Periodic Table. Which statement accounts for the fact that noble gases are unreactive?

Oct/Nov 2021

The noble gases are located in Group VIII of the Periodic Table. Which statement accounts for the fact that noble gases do not react?

Oct/Nov 2021

The noble gases belong to Group VIII of the Periodic Table. Which statement explains why noble gases are unreactive?

Oct/Nov 2021

Gas G has $10$ electrons. Gas H has eight more electrons than gas G. Both gases are monoatomic. Which of the following statements about G and H is correct?

Oct/Nov 2022

Gas G contains 10 electrons. Gas H contains eight more electrons than gas G. Both gases are monoatomic. Which statement about G and H is correct?

Oct/Nov 2022

The electronic configurations for four elements, P, Q, R and S, are shown. Which of these elements are unreactive monatomic gases?

Oct/Nov 2023

The electronic configurations of four elements, P, Q, R and S, are listed. P: $2$ Q: $2,2$ R: $2,6$ S: $2,8$ Which of these elements are unreactive monatomic gases?

Oct/Nov 2023

The noble gases belong to Group VIII of the Periodic Table. Some properties of the first four noble gases are shown. Which row shows the patterns for boiling point and density as Group VIII is descended?

Oct/Nov 2023

Which diagram illustrates a mixture of noble gases?

Oct/Nov 2024

Which diagrams illustrate the electronic configuration of an atom of a noble gas?

Oct/Nov 2025

Clean, dry air is made up of nitrogen, oxygen and small quantities of other gases. The noble gases are missing from the table. Which row gives the composition of clean, dry air?

Oct/Nov 2025

A section of the Periodic Table is shown. Which element is an inert gas?

Oct/Nov 2025