The family on the periodic table that has a filled outer
energy level is VIIIA. The answer is letter D. They are also called the noble
gases or inert gases. They are virtually unreactive towards other elements or
compounds. They are found in trace amounts in the atmosphere. Their elemental form
at room temperature is colorless, odorless and monatomic gases. They also have
full octet of eight valence electrons in their highest orbitals so they have a
very little tendency to gain or lose electrons to form ions or share electrons with
other elements in covalent bonds.
When Sodium chloride or table salt is a compound formed
when sodium loses its valence electron to chlorine, the type of bond formation
that takes place in sodium chloride is the Lewis Bond.
