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Why has it been difficult to study the chemistry of radon?

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It is difficult to study the chemistry of radon because it is a radioactive substance having a half-life of only 3.82 days. Also, compounds of radon such as `RnF_(2)` have not been isolated. They have only been identified.
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Ionisation energy values are given for Xenon (Xe) and Radon (Rn) {:("Element","Xe","Rn"),("IE(KJ/mol)", 1169,1036):} Predict a suitable reasons for the fact that the chemistry of Rn has not been studied significantly while that of Xe has boon extensively studied.

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  2. Balance the following equation: XeF6+H2OtoXeO2F2+HF

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  3. Why has it been difficult to study the chemistry of radon?

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