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Group-18 or Inert or Noble gases
Question

Which of the possible following fluorides of Xenon is impossible?

Moderate
Solution

Electronic configuration of Xe is 5s25p6After .unpaired  electrons in 5p orbital, number of unpaired electrons can be 2,

4, 6. Hence XeO6 can form XeF2XeF4 or XeF6but not XeF3

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