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Question 8
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The noble gases have many everyday uses. Helium is used to fill party balloons and argon is used to fill filament light bulbs.

a.

Give the number of the group in the periodic table that contains the noble gases.

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b.

Give two properties of helium that make it suitable for filling party balloons.

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c.

Explain why filament light bulbs are filled with argon rather than air.

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d.

Neon has atomic number 10. Give the number of electrons in the outer shell of a neon atom.

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e.

State why the noble gases are unreactive. Use ideas about electrons in your answer.

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7.3 Group 0 Questions

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38 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Chemistry 7.3 Group 0, covering 7.3.1 The noble gases. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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