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The last column of the periodic table contains the noble gases, elements that do not easily form chemical bonds. why don’t these gases tend to form chemical bonds?

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Because these gases are stable; the last orbital has 8 electrons making the element stable. Since it has 8 electrons it doesn’t need to mix with other elements to become stable.
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