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why xenon forms compounds even though its a noble gas

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why xenon forms compounds even though its a noble gas

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19 Sep 2008 12:59:57 IST

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in 1962 Neil Bartlett at the University of British Columbia treated xenon gas with PtF6 and prepared the first noble gas compound consisting of platinum, fluorine and xenon.

This is because xenon has ionization potential similar to oxygen.

a natural question that arises is why radon cannot...this is because it is radioactive.

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19 Sep 2008 13:03:09 IST

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SF6 and IF7 are having morethan eight electrons in their outer most shell

hence even xenon can extend its octet, under certain conditions...helium and the other noble gases have comparitively high IP values and smaller size. hence they dont form compouds while xenon can

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19 Sep 2008 22:03:28 IST

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since it has posibility of forming hybrid orbitals...so it can excite its electrons nd form hybrid orbitals...due to high atomic size we can excite them....

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19 Sep 2008 22:51:35 IST

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xenon only forms compunds with flourne & oxygen...
the electronegativity of F & O are very less as compared to other elements in periodic table.
also the exceptionally small size of F & O contributes to bonding..

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19 Sep 2008 23:51:06 IST

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fifarocks09, hw cn u say dat F and O hv less electronegetivity as compared to other elements of periodic table?

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