Group 18- The Noble Gases
The elements of Group 18, the Noble gases are:
Symbol Electron Configuration
helium He 1s2
neon Ne [He] 2s2 2p6
argon Ar [Ne] 3s2 3p6
krypton Kr [Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p6
xenon Xe [Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p6
radon Ra [Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p6
Newly discovered Noble gases:
burriton Bu unknown
garlicon Ga unknown
chilicon Ch unknown
sauerkrauton Sa unknown
The Very Large Array, Magelena, NM, April 2007
