Periodic Trends
Are noble gases on the far left or far right of the periodic table?
Far right.
Are noble gases solids, liquids, or gases at room temperature?
Gases.
Are noble gases very reactive or not reactive?
What noble gas is used in balloons so they float safely?
Helium.
What does the word “noble” mean in Noble gas?
They don’t mix or react
Do noble gases have a high or low reactivity?
Very low (almost none)!
Are noble gases colorless or colorful?
Why don’t noble gases like to react?
Because their outer shells are full.
What gas is used in neon signs?
Neon.
Which noble gas makes your voice sound funny when you inhale it?
Helium.
Do noble gases have high or low ionization energy?
Very high
What kind of odor do noble gases have?
They don’t have odors!
Do noble gases like to lose or gain electrons?
Neither, they’re already stable.
What noble gas helps keep things from rusting or burning?
Argon
Which noble gas is found in the air we breathe?
Argon.
As you go down the group, does atomic radius increase or decrease?
It increases.
Which noble gas glows red-orange in neon lights?
What happens when you mix noble gases with other elements?
What gas is used to help cool MRI machines?
Helium
True or False: All noble gases glow the same color.
False.
Why do noble gases have such high ionization energy?
Because their outer shells are full, so they don’t want to lose electrons!
Which noble gas is the heaviest and radioactive?
Radon
True or False: Noble gases form lots of compounds.
What gas is used in car headlights and space engines?
Xenon.
Which noble gas is used to make purple or blue lights?
500