Why don't noble gases normally form chemical bonds?

Write the balanced equation for a reaction between aqueous nitric acid (hno3) and solid lithium metal (this is a single replacement reaction)

Astudent is asked to identify and element that is pale yellow brittle solid and does not conduct electricity. at which location in this periodic table would the element most likely be found?

What happens when an atom of sulfur combines with two atoms of chlorine to produce sci2? a. each chlorine atom shares a pair of electrons with the sulfur atom. b. an electron is transferred from each chlorine atom to the sulfur atom. c. an electron is transferred from the sulfur atom to each chlorine atom. d. each chlorine atom shares all its valence electrons with the sulfur atom.