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If the Queen cuts the cheese is it considered a noble gas? Oh boy, even we thought we were above that one. Today's video is about none other than noble gases.
Transcript
- 00:05
Here ye, here ye.
- 00:07
You are now entering the royal court of the Noble gases.
- 00:10
We're talking premo imperial lineage here, people.
- 00:13
There's King Helium, Queen Neon, Prince Argon, the Duke of Krypton, the Duchess of Radon...
- 00:19
and Xenon, the warrior princess.
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- 00:24
All of their loyal subjects marvel at the gases' obvious air of nobility.
- 00:30
How do they stay so calm and regal looking?
- 00:33
Even in the face of royal courtroom drama?
- 00:35
It has to do with their electrons.
- 00:38
Since all of the Noble gases have their outer orbital completely full...
- 00:42
...they're never looking to gain or lose an electron.
- 00:46
We've seen the lowly elements that are always trying to gain or lose electrons.
- 00:54
Of course the Noble gases are a bit braggadocious, even if they've earned it.
- 00:59
Each of them wears a crest on their uniform proudly advertising
- 01:03
their totally stable valence electron configuration.
- 01:06
King Helium, with two electrons in its outer shell, has a crest that reads 1-S-2.
- 01:12
The other Noble gases have crests that look a bit different
- 01:16
but still indicate that they have totally full outer orbitals.
- 01:19
Nothing like rubbing it in a little, huh?
- 01:23
No matter what atrocities occur inside the court...
- 01:26
the Noble gases remain totally un-reactive.
- 01:28
There's never any panic on their faces, never any stress lines forming on their foreheads.
- 01:33
Because they're perfectly content with their respective electron situations.
- 01:37
They never feel pressured to change their configuration to please anyone.
- 01:41
Except, maybe, for Prince Argon, who always fancies himself a performance artist.
- 01:45
But he swallowed his pride and took his place on the court to make his parents happy.
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