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What is the noble gas notation for lead?

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The noble gas notation for lead is [Xe]6s2 4f14 5d10 6P2.

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What is the noble gas configuration for a noble gas? Would you go to the previous noble gas or simply put in brackets?

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You would use the noble gas before it. The noble gas for Neon (Ne) is [He] 2s2 2p6.

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What are noble gases?

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Any element in column 16. They also have eight valence electrons, so they don't need to gain or lose electrons.

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How are combining powers of electronic configuration determined?

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The combining power, or affinity of an atom of a given element is determined by the number of hydrogen atoms that it combines with. Valence diagrams of a compound represent the connectivity of the elements, with lines drawn between two elements, sometimes called bonds, representing a saturated valency for each element.

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How does noble gas notation make it easier to write electron configuration?

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Noble gas notations serve as a starting base in which to write e- configs. For example, in iron, fe, we can write e- config based on the number of protons it contains.

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