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Helium is considered a noble gas because it has a _blank___ valence electron shell

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helium has completely filled valence orbitals similar to that of noble gases and is chemically inert at room temperature.
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Helium has a full valency electron shell

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Noble gases are gases at in general they don't react with any other element easily. They are a group of elements that make up Group 18 on the periodic table. They are referred to as inert gases because of their unreactive nature because they have a full valency electron shell. They have the following general properties: colourless, odourless, tasteless, and are nonflammable gases.

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