When noble gases like xenon are considered inert, why they form compounds?
When noble gases like xenon are considered inert, why they form compounds?
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Xenon form compounds due to the high electronegativity of fluorine and oxygen, low ionization energy compared to lighter noble gases, and the availability of empty d-orbitals. This breaks the old assumption about noble gases being entirely inert.
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