Because the noble gases have filled s and p valence orbitals, they are not expected to be

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Because the noble gases have filled s and p valence orbitals, they are not expected to be chemically reactive. In fact, for many years these elements were called inert gases because of this supposed inability to form any compounds. However, in the early 1960s several compounds of krypton, xenon, and radon were synthesized. For example, a team at the Argonne National Laboratory produced the stable colorless compound xenon tetrafluoride (XeF4). Predict its structure and determine whether it has a dipole moment.

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Chemical Principles

ISBN: 9780618946907

6th Edition

Authors: Steven S Zumdahl

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