A neon atom has a total of ten electrons and is very unreactive.What accounts for this lack of reactivity?
A) Its outermost electron shell is full.
B) Ten is an even number of electrons.
C) The number of electrons is equal to the number of protons in a neon atom.
D) All electrons are paired in a neon atom.
E) Neon is a gas.
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