The term inert gas is context-dependent
because nitrogen gas and several other noble gases can be made to react under
certain conditions.
Unlike noble gases, an inert gas is not necessarily
elemental and is often a compound gas. Like the noble gases the tendency for
non-reactivity is due to the valence, the outermost electron shell, being
complete in all inert gases.
This is a tendency, not a rule, as noble gases and other "inert" gases can react to form compounds.
This is a tendency, not a rule, as noble gases and other "inert" gases can react to form compounds.
Resource: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inert_gas
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