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A '''noble gas''', also called an '''inert gas''',{{#tag:ref|IUPAC prefers the term "noble gas".<ref name="RedBook"/>|group="Note"}} is an [[Chemical element|element]] from '''group 18''' of the [[periodic table]], that is, one of [[helium]], [[neon]], [[argon]], [[krypton]], [[xenon]] or [[radon]].<ref name="RedBook">{{RedBook2005|pages=51–52}}.</ref> The name has been in use since the start of the twentieth century,<ref>{{citation | title = Inert gas | url = http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inert%20gas | publisher = Merriam-Webster | accessdate = 2010-12-25}}. {{citation | title = Noble gas | url = http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noble%20gas | publisher = Merriam-Webster | accessdate = 2010-12-25}}.</ref> and refers to the low chemical reactivity of the elements. | A '''noble gas''', also called an '''inert gas''',{{#tag:ref|IUPAC prefers the term "noble gas".<ref name="RedBook"/>|group="Note"}} is an [[Chemical element|element]] from '''group 18''' of the [[periodic table]], that is, one of [[helium]], [[neon]], [[argon]], [[krypton]], [[xenon]] or [[radon]].<ref name="RedBook">{{RedBook2005|pages=51–52}}.</ref> The name has been in use since the start of the twentieth century,<ref>{{citation | title = Inert gas | url = http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inert%20gas | publisher = Merriam-Webster | accessdate = 2010-12-25}}. {{citation | title = Noble gas | url = http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noble%20gas | publisher = Merriam-Webster | accessdate = 2010-12-25}}.</ref> and refers to the low chemical reactivity of the elements. | ||
Latest revision as of 16:18, 25 December 2010
A noble gas, also called an inert gas,[Note 1] is an element from group 18 of the periodic table, that is, one of helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon or radon.[1] The name has been in use since the start of the twentieth century,[2] and refers to the low chemical reactivity of the elements.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry; IUPAC Recommendations 2005; Royal Society of Chemistry: Cambridge, 2005; pp 51–52. ISBN 0-85404-438-8, <http://www.iupac.org/publications/books/rbook/Red_Book_2005.pdf>.
- ↑ Inert gas; Merriam-Webster, <http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inert%20gas>. (accessed 25 December 2010). Noble gas; Merriam-Webster, <http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noble%20gas>. (accessed 25 December 2010).
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