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Introduction to Noble Gases

The inert gas...

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The inert gas present in the second long period is:

A

K r

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X e

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A r

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R n

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Solution

The correct option is C $X e$
Periods $4$ and $5$ are called long periods as they contain $18$ elements each.
$4$ th period is called the first long period and the inert gas in this period is $K r$ .
$5$ th period is the second long period where $X e$ is the inert gas element.

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He	$1 s^{2}$	Kr	$4 s^{2} 4 p^{6}$
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