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Why does Xe form fluorides and not chlorides ?

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Xenon forms three pure fluorides `(Xe F_(2) . X_(e) F_(4) and Xe F_(3) )`, two oxides `(Xe O_(3) and Xe O_(4) )` and five oxyfluorides `(Xe OF_(2) , Xe O_(2) F_(2) , Xe OF_(4) , Xe O_(2) F_(4) and Xe O_(3) F_(2) )`. But xenon does not form any compound with chlorine. It is because of the following reasons:
(i) Higher electronegativity
(ii) Higher reactivity.
(iii) Higher oxidising power
(iv) Smaller size of fluorine atom as compared to chlorine atom.
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