Most elements found in nature with the exception of the

The right answer is noble gases.

The noble gases, or rare gases, are the chemical elements of group 18 (formerly "group VIIIA" or even "group 0") of the periodic table. These are helium He, neon 10Ne, argon 18Ar, krypton 36Kr, xenon 54Xe and radon 86Rn, the latter being radioactive.

This property means that they can not bind with other atoms to form molecules or lose electrons to transform into ions, hence their name noble or inert gases (they are not very active and do not do not mix). In nature, all elements "want" to become stable.

the answer is minerals.

answer:

the answer is 6 valence electrons.

explanation:

valence is the # of electrons on the outer most shell of an atom.

oxygen has 6.

although, the valency of oxygen is 2, because it only needs to make 2 covalent bonds, or gain 2 electrons, to achieve the stable octet configuration of a noble gas.

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