At the end of this activity, students should be able to: û write the electron configuration of the first three elements of Group 18 û describe the trends in the melting points, boiling points and densities in Group 18 û state the relationship between their atomic structure and the properties of the noble gases û account for the chemical inertness of the noble gases û give an example of a compound of a noble gas û give examples of the uses of the noble gases.

Originally released by Learnetic, 2016.