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Account for the following: Elements of group 18 are zerovalent.

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Elements of group 18 have completely filled valence shell and hence show no tendency to gain or lose electrons. Hence, they are zerovalent.
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  3. Account for the following: Elements of group 18 are zerovalent.

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  11. What is the nature of oxides formed by most of p - block elements ?

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  14. Out of Li and K which has strong metallic character?

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