What group is Helium in?

[axp107]

I'm not kidding but I tend to confuse Helium and Hydrogen a lot. I even refer to the periodic table sometimes when I'm given questions about them 😀

I can't believe I have such basic questions about stuff like this. I remember being taught wayyy back in high school Chem to treat Helium like a group 2 element.. instead of group 8. Was anyone ever taught this.? What's so special about Helium? Is it even considered a noble gas.. how many electron shells does it have/what about valence electrons 😳

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[mdgolfer84]

Its a noble gas. 1s2.

 

[axp107]

Doesn't it have 2 shells with an empty outermost shell or something?