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Element family

Noble gas

Group 18 — helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, radon — the already-complete family. Full outer shells mean nothing left to chase, so they exist as lone atoms and refuse (almost) all bonding. Inertness is their product: argon shields welds, helium cools MRI magnets, neon and friends light the signs.

7member elements
18group
all 7periods covered

The members

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