Question
How would you account for the following:
In the noble gases only xenon forms known chemical compounds.
Solution
In the noble gas only xenon form chemical compound because xenon is larger in size and energy level of the 5p orbital, 6s orbital and 4f orbital are very close and hence energtically accessible.
Only a small amount of energy is needed to excite the pair of electron from the 5p orbital to the 6s and 4f electrons where they can then form covalent bond with other atom.
for example XeF6
Only a small amount of energy is needed to excite the pair of electron from the 5p orbital to the 6s and 4f electrons where they can then form covalent bond with other atom.
for example XeF6
