Uses of inert gases
Helium is used:
Gas cooled Nuclear reactors
In filling balloons for meteorological observations.
In the...
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...
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...
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...