2007-10-24 13:33:49 · 3 answers · asked by Bite Me 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Yes. It used to be thought that they were the Noble Gases, the inert elements, because they had closed shells. At Purdue University in the 1960's, chemists diluted F2 gas with xenon and piped it around to run reactions. They noticed unexplained pressure drops in the gas lines, opened the system up, and discovered white crystals of XeF6 in the tubes. Since then, there has been a lively chemistry of fluorides and oxides of the inert gases.
2007-10-24 13:41:16 · answer #1 · answered by steve_geo1 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They usually do not, however Xe does with fluorine to make XeF6
2007-10-24 20:38:21 · answer #2 · answered by kentchemistry.com 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but it's not easy. You really have to stomp on them and force them to listent to reason.
2007-10-24 20:44:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋