Question

Noble gases are considered to be inert. Identify pairs of noble gases from the options:

• A. Helium and Hydrogen
• B. Neon and Argon
• C. Helium and Neon
• D. Nitrogen and Neon

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (C)

The correct options are
B Neon and Argon
C Helium and Neon

The term inert means that a substance is chemically non-reactive. Noble gases are considered to be inert. Helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon and radon are the noble gases that are present in the ${18}^{th}$ group of the periodic table.