Answer:
Noble Gases are very stable because...
1) Noble Gases have a full octet
2) Low chemical reactivity
Explanation:
This means that is has 8 valence electrons so it won't need any more, so it is less likely to react with other substances.
Mezoic era began 252m years ago and ended 6.6m years ago.
It was a time of geological and biological transition. During this era the continents began to drift to their present configuration.
3 of the largest mass extinction occurred at this era. One which include the dinosaurs.
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The elements in the periodice table are not listed in alphabetical order, because the arragement in rows (periods) and columns (groups or familes), in increasing order of atomic number (number of protons of the atoms) permits to explain similarities among the elements, trend in some properties, and even predict properties of unknown elements.
For example, the elements of the first group (family), called alkaline metals, all have 1 valence electron, have similar physical properties (ductibility, malleability, luster, thermal and electricity conductivity), react in similar way with water, show a trend in the atomic radii and in the ionization energy.
You can tell similar stories for other groups like, alkalyne earth metals, halogens and noble gases.
You can also tell trends in electroneativities, and atomic radii, for a row of elements, as per the order they are in the row.
So, the current array resulted very helpul for chemists to explain and predict the behavior and properties of the elements.
