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why does xenon form compounds with fluorine like XeF2 and XeF6 in spite that xe is itself stable?

why does xenon form compounds with fluorine like XeF2 and XeF6 in spite that xe is itself stable?

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kedar joshi
19 Points
13 years ago

xenon is an inert gas with atomic no.54  but flourine being the most electronegative atom with electronegativity=4.0 reacts with xenon in different ratios by unpairing xenon's electrons in s & p orbitals

arti yadav
13 Points
7 years ago
Formation of compounds by xenon involves the unpairing of p orbitals and promotion of electrons to the vacant d orbital in the valance shell . In the excited state the xe atom undergoes hybridization forming definite configuration. The unpaired electrons in the hybrid orbitals form covalent sigma bond with F atoms

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