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MHT CET · Chemistry · p Block Elements (Group 15, 16, 17 & 18)

Which among the following noble gases reacts with fluorine to given crystalline fluorides?

  1. A Ne
  2. B He
  3. C Xe
  4. D Ar
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(C) Xe

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Ionisation enthalpy decreases on moving down the group and \(\mathrm{Xe}\) has the lowest ionization enthalpy. This is the reason that stable fluorides for noble gases are reported only with Xe.