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I have 8 valence electrons, completely nonreactive, and my family contains Helium that is used to fill balloons! I must be a...

a
metal
b
nonmetal
c
metalloid
d
noble gas

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Answer:

Noble gas

Step-by-step explanation:

Noble gases are complete octets ( have 8 valence electrons) Helium is a member of this family.

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D, Helium is a noble gas
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