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Why He, Ne and Ar do not form compounds while Xe does?

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The Valence shell electrons in Xe are much loosely bound as compared to He, Ne and Ar and thus Xe is more reactive and form compounds easily.
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CENGAGE CHEMISTRY ENGLISH-APPENDIX INORGANIC VOLUME 2-Short Answer Type
  1. Why Xe forms more compounds than Kr?

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  2. why only F and O form compounds with Xe?

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  3. Why He, Ne and Ar do not form compounds while Xe does?

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  4. What does life saving mixture for an asthama patient comprises of?

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  5. Give the name of noble gas which is commonly used in crygenic studies?

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  6. Xenon hexafluoride react with silica to form a xenon compound (X). The...

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  7. How does the ionic/covalent character of the compounds of a transition...

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  8. Name the elements which are not really transition elements but are dis...

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  9. Account for the following : (a) (i) Copper(I) compounds are white whe...

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  10. What happens when chromates are kept in acidic solution and dichromate...

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  11. Which is the most common oxidation state of lanthanoids?

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  12. In the transition element series starting from lanthanun (""(57)La), t...

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  13. Why does vanadium pentoxide acts as a catalyst?

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  14. The size of the trivalent cations in the lanthanoid series decreases s...

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  15. Give the general electronic configuration of actinoids

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  16. Write any two uses of pyrophoric alloys.

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  17. What is the maximum oxidation state in actinoids?

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  18. Name one ore each of manganese and chromium.

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  19. In the transition series, with an increase in atomic number, the atomi...

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  20. What is the effect of increasing pH on K2Cr2O7 solution?

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