The noble gases were among the latest elements discovered;
Chapter 18, Problem 18.86(choose chapter or problem)
The noble gases were among the latest elements discovered; their existence was not predicted by Mendeleev when he published his first periodic table. Explain. In chemistry textbooks written before 1962, the noble gases were referred to as the inert gases. Why do we no longer use the term inert gases?
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