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Uses of inert gases

Helium is used: Gas cooled Nuclear reactors In filling balloons for meteorological observations. In the...
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Xenon-oxygen compounds

Xenon-oxygen compounds Xenon forms some important compounds with oxygen like XeO3, XeOF4 XeO2F2. Preparation of Xenon-oxygen compounds: Various xenon-oxygen compounds are prepared as follows: Partial Hydrolysis XeOF4 Partial Hydrolysis...
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Xenon-fluorine compounds

Xenon-fluorine compounds Xenon forms three binary fluorides, XeF2, XeF4 and XeF6 . Preparation of Xenon-fluorine compounds: Properties of Xenon-fluorine compounds: XeF2 is linear, XeF4 is square planar and...
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Group 18 elements- General Properties

Group 18 elements: helium (He), neon (Ne), argon (Ar), krypton (Kr), xenon (Xe) and radon (Rn) having the electronic configuration ns2 np6, are named...
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Oxoacids of halogens

Fluorine due to its small size and high electronegativity forms only one oxoacid HOF (Hypofluorous acid). Other halogen forms several oxoacids as given in the...
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Hydrogen Chloride (HCl)

Preparation of Hydrogen Chloride: It is prepared by heating sodium chloride with concentrated sulphuric acid. Properties of Hydrogen Chloride: HCl is a colourless...
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Chlorine – Preparation, Properties and Uses

Preparation of Chlorine: Chlorine can be prepared by any of the following processes: Properties of Chlorine: It is a greenish yellow gas with...
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Anomalous behavior of Fluorine

Fluorine is anomalous in many properties like, ionisation enthalpy, electronegativity, enthalpy of bond dissociation that are higher than expected from the regular trends among...
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Group 17 Elements- General Properties

Fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine and astatine are members of Group 17. These are collectively known as the halogens (Greek halo means salt and genes...
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Sulphur – Types, Preparation, Properties and Uses

Sulphur (S) Sulphur exhibits allotropy, two important allotropes of which are: Yellow Rhombic (α - sulphur) Monoclinic (β- sulphur) At...