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What did you include in your response? Check all that apply. Nonmetals on the right need to gain fewer electrons to form an ion, so they are more reactive. The noble gases already have a full outer shell. The noble gases break the trend by being less reactive than the elements to their left.

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The noble gases already have a full outer shell. The noble gases break the trend by being less reactive than the elements to their left.

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