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Why do noble gases form compounds with oxygen and fluorine only ?

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Oxygen and fluorine are the most electronegative elements in the periodic table.
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  2. Give reason for the following: Among the noble gases only xenon is ...

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  3. Why do noble gases form compounds with oxygen and fluorine only ?

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  4. Complete the following chemical equation : XeF4 + H2O to

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  5. Write one chemical equation to show that SO2 acts as a reducing agent.

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  7. Write one chemical reaction equation to show that conc. H2SO4 is a str...

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  8. Give a chemical equation or name of the reaction to support the follow...

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  9. Give chemical evidence for the following: Fluorine is a stronger oxi...

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  10. Which of the two is more covalent: SbCl3 and SbCl5 ?

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  11. Draw the structure of the following species BrO4^(-).

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  12. Write the chemical equation for the reactions which occur when sodium ...

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  13. Draw the structure of XeF4.

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  14. What type of hybridisation is associated with N in NH3 ? What is the e...

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  15. Which is the strongest oxidising agent among ClO4^(-), BrO4^(-) and IO...

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  16. Name one ion whose central atom has the sp^(3) d^(3) type of hybrid or...

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  17. Why is bond dissociation energy of fluorine molecule less than that of...

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  18. Which name is given to the elements which are neither metals nor non-m...

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  19. Account for the following: Tendency to show -2 oxidation state dimin...

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  20. Why is H2S more acidic than water ?

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