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18th GROUP ELEMENTS
SYNOPSIS
Introduction
 Valence shell electron configuration of a noble 
gases is ns 2 np 6 i.e. octet (except He, 1s 2 duplet)
 Noble gas atoms (except helium) have 8 
electrons in their valence shell. This type of
electron arrangement is known as octet.
 Radon is a radioactive element.
Other names of 18th Group elements 
 The noble gases were placed between halogens 
(highly electronegative elements) and alkali
metals (highly electropositive elements) in the
periodic table.
 Noble gases are treated as the bridge between
highly electronegative halogens and highly 
electropositive alkali metals.
 Oxidation state of noble gases is zero.
 Ar is cheapest noble gas.
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 Except radon, all other noble gases occur in free
state in the universe.
 Noble gases are present in stars, in earth’s
atmosphere, in natural gas and in minerals
 He is found to exist in three Isotopic forms
3 4 and He6 .
He ,He
 Liquid He is regarded as most volatile of all
liquids.
 He is a noble gas without p-electrons.
 He6 is  emitter with half life 0.84 sec.
 XeBr4 is unknown yet XeCl4 exists.
Occurrence in atmosphere
 By volume Ar > Ne > He > Kr > Xe
 By mass Ar > Ne > Kr > Xe > He
Physical Properties of Noble Gases
Noble gases are colourless, odourless and
tasteless gases.
Noble gases are monoatomic due to value of
specific heat ratio (Cp/Cv)1.66
 Atomic number, atomic weight, radius of atom,
density increases from He to Xe.
They have very low melting and boiling points,
because they have no interatomic forces except
weak dispersion forces. So, they are liquified
at very low temperatures.
 Ease of liquification of noble gases increases
from He to Xe due to increase of vander Waal’s
forces.
 Boiling points of noble gases increases from He
to Xe due to increase of VanderWaal’s forces.
 Helium has the lowest boiling point (4.2K) of
any known substance. It has an unusal property
of diffusing through most commonly used
laboratory materials such as rubber, glass or
plastics.
If helium is cooled to 2.2K at 1 atomsphere it
changes to a liquid known as Helium -II. the
Helium - II has very low viscosity. It flows
upwards instead of flowing downwards.
They are sparingly soluble in water, however
solubility increases down the group.
 Heat of vapourisation of noble gases increases
down the group.
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 Noble gases have highest ionisation enthalpies in difficult for radon to form compounds during its
the periodic table. It is due to their stable electronic existence as radon.
configuration (Octet). However, it decreases down  Helium and neon cannot form compounds
the group with increase in atomic size. because they have no excited state.
 Noble gases have stable electronic configurations  Krypton forms a limited number of compounds
(Octet), they have no tendency to accept electron Eg: KrF2, KrF4
therefore, have large positive values of electron gain  Generally noble gas atoms in excited state only,
enthalpy. can form stable compounds.
A.R: He  Xe  Xenon forms three types of fluorides. They are
M.P & B.P: XeF2, XeF4 and XeF6
He  Rn 
673 K , 1bar
Ease of liquefaction: XeF2 : Pre: Xe( g )  F2( g )   XeF2( S )
He  Rn 
(excess)
Solubility: He  Xe 
Pro: Its melting point is 402 K
Adsorption: He  Xe  2 XeF2( g )  2 H 2 O(l ) 
 2 Xe( g )  4 HF( aq )  O2( g )
Polarizability: He  Xe  
  XeF    PF6 
XeF2  PF5 
Density : He  Xe 
873 K , 7 bar
Diffusion: He  Xe  XeF4: Pre: Xe( g )  2 F2( g ) 
1:5 ratio
 XeF4( S )

Thermal Conductivity at 00 c,1atm : Pro: Its melting point is 390 K

He  Xe 
XeF4  O2 F2 
 XeF6( S )  O2
I.E: He  Xe 

(having highest I.E. values in periodic table.)   XeF3   SbF6 
XeF4  SbF5 


(Note: Where  increases,  decreases)

6 XeF4  12H 2 O 
 4 Xe  2 XeO3  24 HF  3O2
E.A:
573 K , 60  70 bar
XeF6: Pre: Xe( g )  3F2 
(1:20 ratio )
  XeF6
He Ne Ar Kr Xe Rn
Pro: Its melting point is 322.6 K
48 116 96 96 77 68 
 M   XeF7   M  Na, K , Rb & CS 
XeF6  MF 

Electrical conductivity: Noble gases have XeF6 undergoes hydrolysis by the following
fairly high electrical conductivity. The gases steps
produce characteristic coloured light when an XeF6  H 2O 
 XeOF4  2HF
electrical discharge is passed through them at
low pressure. For example (i) Neon  a bril- XeOF4  H2O 
 XeO2 F2  2HF
liant orange red glow. (ii) Hg vapours + Ne XeO2 F2  H 2O 
 XeO3  2 HF
 a blue or green glow..
2 XeF6  3SiO2  2 XeO3  3SiF4
Chemical Properties of Noble Gases:
 Earlier, it was believed that noble gases do not
Xenon Oxides: Xenon forms two oxides
involve in chemical reactions. However in recent XeO3 and XeO4.
years, some compounds of noble gases have XeO3: Pre: XeF6  3H 2 O 
 XeO3  6 HF
been prepared under special conditions. Pro: XeO3 is unstable, decomposes to
 The first compound of noble gas was prepared form Xe and O2
by N. Bartlett. The compound is xenon  XeO3 is a colourless & hygroscopic substance
hexafluoro platinate (IV) Xe  PtF6  with explosive nature.
Fluorides of Xe & Their Structures XeO4 :
 Xenon forms a number of compounds with Pre: Ba2 XeO6  2 H 2 SO4  2 BaSO4  XeO4  2 H 2 O
fluorine and with oxygen. Pro: XeO4 is a highly explosive substance.
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Uses of Noble Gases: Noble gases are used  A mixture of 80 % helium and 20 % oxygen by
to provide inert atmosphere in the extraction of volume is used by deep sea divers for respiration.
metals like Mg, Ti etc., and welding works which  He + O2 mixture is used to provide relief for the
involve metals like Mg, Al etc. asthma patients in their respiratory problems.
 Noble gases are used in the electric bulb industry  N2 dissolves in blood under pressure & it
as filling gases. causes severe pain called “caisson sickness” or
 Noble gases are used as coolants for low “bends”.
temperature work.  Liquid helium is used as a cryogenic liquid, to
Helium: Helium is used as a heat transfer agent provide low temperature.
in nuclear reactors.  Helium is used in gas thermometers and in
Helium is non-inflammable and light gas. So it electrical transformers.
is used in filling of ballons for meteorological  Helium is used to fill the tyres of big aeroplanes
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Neon: Neon is used in glow lamps. The glow of
neon lamps is visible even through the fog and mist.
So neon glow lamps are used as signal lights, and
as beacon lights for safe air navigation.
 Neon is used in decorative discharge tubes for
producing different colours. The colour varies
with the colour of the discharge tube and gas 
present in it.
 Neon can carry high voltage currents. So it is used
in rectifiers, relays and safety devices.
 Mixture of argon and mercury vapour is used in
fluoroscent tubes.
Argon: Argon is used in filling electrical bulbs, 
Geiger counter tubes, thermoionic tubes and
other discharge tubes.
Krypton : Krypton is used in electric bulbs.
 Kr -85 is used to measure thickness of metal
sheets and joints.
 One of the products obtained in the radioactive
 Kr -85 is used in electronic tubes for voltage
S.E-1: The s-block element present in zerogroup
is__ .  Neon was discovered by Ramsay and Travers.
Sol. Helium.  Argon was discovered by Rayleigh.
 Krypton and xenon were discovered by Ramsay.
S.E-2:The most appropriate name for zerogroup 
elements is ______.
Sol. Noble gases
S.E-3:Why Helium is totally inert?
Sol.Because of its small size, high I.E.&Positive E.A.
S.E-4: Liquid Helium is called superfluid.Why?
Sol. at 4.2K Helium becomes liquid and is called
Helium-I [He (I)]. On further cooling to 2.2K
He (II) is formed because of its low viscosity,
S.E-5: Which inert gas obtained from monazite
sand?
Sol. Helium.
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ADDITIONAL SYNOPSIS
Discovery and Occurance of noble gases
(Exclusive JEE Main)
 Nobel prize was awarded to Ramsay and Rayleigh
for their contribution towards the discovery of noble
gases.
J.N. Lockyer and P.J.C Janssen observed a bright
yellow line in the spectrum of the light emitted
from the chromosphere of the sun, during the
total solar eclipse period. This line is very close
to D1 and D 2 lines of sodium. The line was
therefore called as D3 line. This lead to the
discovery of helium.
Rayleigh suggested that the inactivity of residual
N 2 of Cavendish experiment is due to an
inactive new element, named by him as Argon.
He found that it gave a new spectral line.
 Ramsay and Travers fractionated liquid Argon
under reduced pressure. This lead to the
discovery of krypton and xenon.
disintegration of radium is radon
 Ramsay separated Helium from Nitrogen gas
isolated from air.
Helium can be crystallized in hcp, bcc and fcc
solids.
ADVANCED
MAIN POINTS
 He,Ne,Ar,Kr,Xe,Rn
 They are called noble gases because they show
very little chemical reactivity (as compared to
other elements) and are gases at ordinary
temperature.
 Due to their chemical inertness, they were also
earlier called inert gases
 Their lack of chemical reactivity was attributed
to their stable octet in their outermost shell
 ns np  , except Helium 1s  .
2 6 2

 All the noble gases except radon occur in the

S.E-6: Name the Fluoride of Xenon which atmosphere
 Ar is the most abundant noble gas
undergoes thermal decomposition?
 Helium and sometimes neon are found in
Sol. XeF6 . minerals of radioactive origin e.g., pitchblende,
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 The most commercial source of helium is natural  300K
gas Xe   PtF6   PtF6  
 Xe and Rn are the rarest elements of the group.   ;
 XeF  PtF6   PtF5
 Rn is obtained as a decay product of 226 Ra .
  330K
226 222 4  XeF  PtF6   PtF5  
88 Ra  86 Rn  2 He
 
 Helium gas first of all(among noble gases) detected  XeF  Pt 2 F11 
in solar chromosphere ( D3 line) (yellow). Fluorides of Xenon (XeF2, XeF4, XeF6)
 Lazy gas-Ar; Hidden gas-Kr; Stranger gas-Xe Preparations:
 All the noble gases are monoatomic 673K
 They have very low melting and boiling points,  Xe  F2   XeF2 ;
2 :1
because the only type of interatomic interaction
673K
among these elements is weak dispersion forces. Xe  F2   XeF4 ;
 Helium has the lowest BP(4.2K) of any known 1: 5
substance 673K,50  60atm
Xe  F2   XeF6
 BP: He  Ne  Ar  Kr  Xe 1: 20
 Heat of vapourisation: He  Ne  Ar  Kr  Xe  XeF2 can be prepared by photosynthesis, on
 Solubility in water: He  Ne  Ar  Kr  Xe exposing to sunlight mixture of xenon and OF2
 Density: He  Ne  Ar  Kr  Xe or xenon and excess of O2 F2 at 1180 C
 The lighter noble gases, He, Ne and Ar which 2Xe  2OF2  2XeF2  O 2 ;
have very high ionization energies are expected
to show very little chemical reactivity. Xe  O 2 F2  XeF2  O 2
 Kr and Xe have low ionization energy, and  XeF4 is obtained by fluorinating Xenon by OF2 :
empty d – orbitals for the excitation of electrons
from p – orbitals in the valence shell. Hence, 4Xe  8OF2  2XeF4  2XeOF4  3O 2
compared to other elements of the group they  XeF4  O 2 F2  XeF6  O 2
are chemically active.
Properties:
 Rn has low IE value and empty d – orbitals but
its half life is so low that it is difficult during  XeF2 , XeF4 , XeF6 are all white crystalline and
this time to form compounds with other sublimable solids.
elements.  XeF2 , XeF4 , XeF6 are excellent fluorinating
 The first chemical compound of the noble gas agents.

was reported by Bartlett is: Xe   PtF6  (orange Their ability to fluorinate other reagents varies
yellow crystalline compound) in the order: XeF6  XeF4  XeF2

 The basis for the preparation of Xe   PtF6  is Ex: XeF6  8NH 3  6NH 4 F  N 2  Xe

O2  PtF6  .
 XeF4  SF4  SF6  Xe ;

(i) Since the IE of O 2 (1165.6kJ/mol) is XeF4  Pt  PtF4  Xe ;

comparable to that of Xe gas (1140 kJ/mol) and XeF4  Hg  HgF2  Xe
as their molecular diameters are also similar XeF2  NO  NOF  Xe ;
 Xe  4A , O
0
2
0
 4A , Xe would also be XeF2  C2 H 4  C2 H 4 F2  Xe
susceptible to oxidization with PtF6 .  The ability of xenon fluorides to act as oxidizing
 
Xe  g   PtF6  g    Xe   PtF6   s  agents varies in the order: XeF6  XeF4  XeF2
(ii) The xenon hexafluoroplatinate(V), Ex: XeF  6HCl  3Cl  6HF  Xe ;
6 2

Xe   PtF6  undergoes the following stepwise
XeF4  4KI  2I 2  4KF  Xe ;
transformations.  
XeF6  BrO3  H 2 O  BrO 4  HF  Xe
 bromate   perbromate 

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 Reaction with water: Oxides of Xe:  XeO3 , XeO 4  :
(i) All the xenon fluorides readily hydrolyze to
 XeO3 :white , deliquescent and explosive solid.
give different products.
XeO 4 : explosive and unstable gas
(ii) XeF2  H 2O  HF  Xe  O 2  XeO3 is obtained by the hydrolysis of XeF4 or
(iii)Hydrolysis of XeF4 is a disproportionation XeF6
reaction:  XeO 4 is prepared in two steps:
Step I: Barium perxenate is obtained by the
XeF4  H 2O  XeO3  HF  Xe  O2
reaction of XeF6 with Ba  OH 2 .
(iv) XeF6  H 2O  XeO3  HF XeF6  Ba  OH  2  Ba 2 XeO 6  BaF2
(v) XeF4 undergoes stepwise hydrolysis:  Xe  H 2 O  O 2
Step II: Barium perxenate reacts with cold,
XeF4 
 XeOF2  XeO3 concentrated sulphuric acid.
Ba 2 XeO 6  H 2SO 4 
(vi) XeF6 undergoes stepwise hydrolysis:
XeO 4  BaSO 4  H 2 O
XeF6 
 XeOF4  XeO 2 F2  XeO3 XeO3  NaOH  O3 

(vii) In strongly alkaline medium, Na 4 XeO6  H 2 O  O 2
XeF6 hydrolyses to give perxenate ion.  XeO3  XeOF4  XeO 2 F2
(Xenates shows disproportionation in  XeF6  XeO 4  XeO3 F2  XeOF4
alkaline solution)  Hybridised states of xenon in various

XeF6  OH  HXeO   compounds:
4
 xenate  XeF2 sp3d Linear 3 LP’s on Xe
XeO 64  Xe  H 2 O  O 2 XeF4 sp3d 2 Square planar 2 LP’s on Xe
 perxenate  XeF6 sp 3 d 3 Distorted 1 LP on Xe
octahedral
 XeF6 cannot be stored in glass container,
or capped octahedral
because it reacts with SiO2 XeO3 sp 3
Pyramidal 1 LP on Xe
3
SiO 2
XeF6  SiO2
 SiF4  XeOF4   XeO4 sp tetrahedral 0 LP on Xe
3 2
(i) SiO 2
XeOF4 sp d Square 1 LP
SiF4  XeO 2 F2   XeO3  SiF4
pyramidal on Xe
 Reaction with fluoride acceptors: 3
XeO2 F2 sp d see-saw 1 LP on Xe
  3 2
XeF2  AsF5   XeF  AsF6  ; XeO3 F2 sp d trigonal 0 LP
 
bipyramidal on Xe
XeF4  SbF5   XeF3  SbF6  ; 3
XeOF2 sp d T-shape 2 LP’s on Xe
4 3 2
XeF6  FeF3   XeF5   FeF4 
  XeO 6 sp d octahedral 0 LP on Xe
 Important structures:
 Reaction with fluoride donors: F
 I)
XeF6  MF  M  XeF7 


 M  Na, K, Rb or Cs 
Xe
Cs 2  XeF8  
673K
 CsF  XeF6 ;
Na 2  XeF8  
373K
 NaF  XeF6
 XeF6  XeO 4  XeO3 F2  XeOF4 F

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6. Which of the following inert gas is available
II) F F only as a product in the radioactive
disintegrations?
1. He 2. Ar 3. Rn 4. Kr
Xe 7. The most abundant source of helium is
1. Spring waters 2. Natural gas
3. Clevite 4. Sun
F F 8. The inert gas predicted from the solar
spectrum is
F
III) F IV) 1. Ne 2. Kr 3. Xe 4. He
F Xe F
9. Which of the following is the correct sequence
Xe of the noble gases in their group in the
F O
F periodic table?
1) Ar, He, Kr, Ne, Rn, Xe 2) He, Ar, Ne, Kr, Xe, Rn
F
3) He, Ne, Kr, Ar, Xe, Rn 4) He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe, Rn
F 10. Which of the following is not a noble gas?
O
1. N 2 2. He 3. Ne 4. Ar
F F
11. Which one of the following configuration
Xe
Xe
represents Ar.?
V) VI) 1. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 2.1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p5
O O
F F O 3. 1s 2s 2p 3s 3p 4. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p2
2 2 6 2 6
Squre pyramidal
12. 1s2 2s2 2p6 is the electron configuration of
O F
O 1. Nitrogen 2. Boron 3. Argon 4. Neon
13. Which of the following corresponds to the
Xe Xe
VII) VIII) configuration 1s2 2s 2 2p6 3s2 3p6 ?
O O O 1. He 2. Na 3. Mg 4. Ar
O F

IX) The XeF5 anion shows the pentagonal PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL
planar structure in which two axial positions are
PROPERTIES OF NOBLE GASES
occupied by two lone pairs. 14. The forces of attraction operating between
atoms of inert gases are
CONCEPTUAL QUESTIONS 1. Electrostatic forces 2. Ion dipole forces
3. Magnetic forces 4.VanderWaals’ forces
ELECTRONIC CONFIGURATION, 15. Which of the following noble gas is least
DISCOVERY & OCCURENCE polarisable?
1. Noble gases are also known as 1. He 2. Ne 3. Kr 4. Xe
1. Chalcogens 2. Halogens 16. Boiling point is very high for
3. Aerogens 4. Transition elements 1. He 2. Ne 3. Kr 4. Xe
2. The valence shell configuration of noble gases 17. Chemically least active element is
(except He) is 1. Kr 2. Ne 3. Xe 4. Ar
1. ns2np4 2. ns2np1 3. ns2np6 4. ns2np6nd10 18. The noble gas which can form more number
3. The atomicity of noble gases is of compounds is
1. Two 2. One 3. Six 4. Four 1. Ne 2. He 3. Xe 4. Ar
4. The most abundant noble gas in the 19. The last member of the family of inert gases
atmosphere is is
1. Argon 2. Neon 3. Helium 4. Krypton 1) Argon 2) Radon 3) Xenon 4) Neon
5. The least abundant inert gas in the 20. The element having highest ionisation
atmosphere is by volume potential is
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21. Which is the lightest gas? mainly contains
1) Helium 2) Oxygen 3) Hydrogen 4) Nitrogen 1. Xe 2. He 3. Ne 4. Ar
22. Which of the following gas is/are called inert 38. The gas filled in electric bulbs is
gas? 1. Ar 2. N2 3. He 4. O2
1) He 2) Ne 3)Kr 4)All of these 39. The gas used in gas thermometer is
23. Noble gases form compounds very easily with 1) He 2) O2 3) Xe 4) Ne
1. Sulphur 2. Nitrogen
3. Oxygen 4. Fluorine CONCEPTUAL - KEY
24. Among noble gases, only xenon can form more 1) 3 2) 3 3) 2 4) 1 5) 4 6) 3 7) 2
number of compounds. This is due to its
1) High I.P 2) Low I.P 3) Small size 8) 4 9) 4 10) 1 11) 3 12) 4 13) 4 14) 4
4) less than zero electron affinity 15) 1 16) 4 17) 2 18) 3 19) 2 20) 4 21) 3
25. The heat of vapourisation is very high for
22) 4 23) 4 24) 2 25) 4 26) 2 27) 1 28) 2
1. He 2. Ne 3. Ar 4. Xe
26. The M.P. and B.P. are very low for 29) 4 30) 3 31) 2 32) 3 33) 3 34) 3 35) 4
1. Ne 2. He 3. Kr 4. Ar 36) 2 37) 3 38) 1 39) 1
27. The electronic configuration of neon is
1) 1s 2 2s 2 2p6 2) 1s 2 3) 2s 2 4) 1s 2 2s 2 2p 2 LEVEL-I A
FLOURIDES AND OXIDES OF
ELECTRONIC CONFIGURATION,
XENON AND THEIR STRUCTURES
28. Which of the following is a most explosive
DISCOVERY & OCCURENCE
compound? 1. The lightest noble gas atom contains the
following particles in its nucleus
1. XeF6 2. XeO4 3. XeF2 4. XeF4
1. 4 protons 2. 3 neutrons
29. The molecule with linear structure is
3. 3 protons and 1 neutron
1. XeO3 2. XeF4 3. XeF6 4. XeF2
4. 2 protons and 2 neutrons
30. The hybridisation of Xe in XeO3 is
2. The order of abundance of inert gases in the
1. sp2 2. sp3 d 3. sp3 4. sp3d2
atmosphere is
31. The shape of XeF4 molecule is 1. Ar < Ne < Xe 2. Ar > Ne > Xe
1. Tetrahedron 2. Square planar 3. Ar > Xe > Ne 4. Ne > Ar > Xe
3. Square pyramidal 4. Trigonal bipyramid 3. Which of the following is a false statement?
32. Which of the following forms maximum 1. radon is obtained by the decay of radium
number of compounds ? 2. helium is an inert gas
1) Ne 2) Kr 3) Xe 4) Rn 3. xenon is the most reacting among rare gases
33. The hybridisation of Xe is sp3 d2 in 4. the most abundant rare gas in the atmosphere
1) XeF2 2) XeO4 3) XeF4 4) XeO3 is helium
34. XeF 4 is a square planar molecule. The 4. Which of the following is non-existing?
hybridisation of xenon atom in this molecule 1. H2 2.O2 3. N2 4. He2
is
1. dsp2 2. sp3d 3. sp3d2 4. d2sp3
PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL
PROPERTIES OF NOBLE GASES
USES OF NOBLE GASES 5. Electronegativity of inert gases is
35. The element is used in locating defect in steel 1. low 2. high 3. zero
casting is 4. abnormally high
1. He 2. Kr 3. Xe 4. Rn 6. Ionisation potential is very low for
36. The gas used for inflating the tyres of 1. Xe 2. Ne 3. He 4. Ar
aeroplanes is 7. The density is very high for
1. Ar 2. He 3. H2 4. N2 1. Ne 2. Ar 3. He 4. Xe
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8. Which of the following noble gases does not 21. The structure of XeF6 is
have an octet of electrons in its outermost
1. distorted octahedral 2. trigonal pyramidal
shell?
3. tetrahedral 4. none of the above
1) Neon 2) Radon 3) Argon 4) Helium
22. Which of the following is planar?
9. The value of ionization potential for inert
gases is 1. XeO2 F2 2. XeO3 3. XeO4 4. XeF4
1) Zero 2) Low 3) High 4) Negative USES
10. The noble gas which behaves abnormally in
23. The gas mixture used to provide relief for the
liquid state is
asthma patients in their respiratory problems
1) Xe 2) Ne 3) He 4) Ar
is
11. The noble gas with highest ionization energy
1. Ne + O2 2. Xe + N2
is
3. Ar + O2 4. He + O2
1) He 2) Ar 3) Xe 4) Kr
24. Beacon lights are obtained from
12. Which of the following has SP 3 1. Neon lamps 2. Tungston lamps
hybridization? 3. Hydrogen lamps 4. Xenon lamps
1) XeO3 2) BCl3 3) XeF4 4) BBr3 25. In ordinary incandescent and fluorescent
lamps the gas filled along with nitrogen is
FLUORIDES AND OXIDES OF
1. Ne 2. He 3. Xe 4. Ar
XENON & THEIR STRUCTURES 26. Helium-oxygen mixture is used by deep sea
13. What is the atomic number (Z) of the noble divers in preference to nitrogen-oxygen
gas that reacts with fluorine? mixture, because
1. 54 2. 10 3. 18 4. 2 1. helium is much less soluble in blood than
14. Maximum number of compounds are known nitrogen
in the case of 2. nitrogen is much less soluble in blood than
1. Ne 2. Xe 3. Kr 4. Ar helium
15. Among noble gases, only xenon reacts with 3. due to high pressure nitrogen reacts with
flourine to form stable xenon fluorides, oxygen to give poisonous nitric oxide.
because xenon 4. nitrogen is highly soluble in water.
1. has highest ionisation enthalpy 27. Which of the following noble gases is used in
2. has lowest ionisation enthalpy the treatment of cancer?
3. has highest heat of vapourisation 1. Xe 2. Ar 3. Rn 4. Kr
4. is the most readily available noble gas 28. Which one of the following statement
16. The bond angle in XeF2 molecule is regarding helium is incorrect?
1. 1200 2. 1090. 281 3. 1800 4. 900 1) It is used to produce and sustain powerful
17. The number of lone pairs of electrons on superconducting magnets
xenon atom in XeF4 molecule is 2) It is used as a cryogenic agent for carrying
1. 4 2. 3 3. 2 4. zero out experiments at low temperatures
18. The number of σ and π bonds in XeO3 3) It is not used to fill gas balloons instead of
molecule are hydrogen because it is lighter and non-
1. 1 σ , 2 π 2. 3 σ , 3 π inflammable
3. 3 σ , 0 π 4. 2 σ , 1 π 4) It is used in gas-cooled nuclear reactors
19. Which one of the following is a correct pair
with respect to molecular formula of xenon STATEMENT TYPE QUESTIONS
compound and hybridisation state of xenon 1) Both ‘I’ and ‘II’ are true. ‘II’ is correct
in it? explanation of ‘I’.
1. XeF4 ,sp3 2. XeF2 ,sp 3. XeF2 ,sp3d 4. XeF4 ,sp 2) Both ‘I’ and ‘II’ are true. ‘II’ is not correct
20. The number of lone pairs of electrons present explanation of ‘I’.
on Xe in XeF2? 3) ‘I’ is true but ‘II’ is false
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29. Statement I :Balloons made by nylon films are
better for containing helium than the LEVEL-I A - KEY
conventional rubber balloons. 1) 4 2) 2 3) 4 4) 4 5) 3 6) 1 7) 4
Statement II : R.M.S. velocity of helium is 8) 4 9) 3 10) 3 11) 1 12) 1 13) 1 14) 2
very high. So helium atoms can effuse out
through rubber balloons. 15) 2 16) 3 17) 3 18) 2 19) 3 20) 1 21) 1
30. Statement I : Compared to other noble gases 22) 4 23) 4 24) 1 25) 4 26) 1 27) 3 28) 3
‘Xe’ is chemically active. 29) 2 30) 1 31) 1 32) 1 33) 4 34) 4 35) 1
Statement II :‘Xe’ has low IP value and
vacant ‘d’ orbitals, available for the excitation 36) 1 37) 2 38) A  p, B  q, C  q,s, D  r
of electrons from ‘p’ orbitals of valence shell. LEVEL-I A-HINTS
31. Statement I:Noble gases have highest 29. Due to non-inflammable and high R.M.S. velocity,
ionization energies in their respective periods. ‘He’ is filled in balloons.
Statement II : The ns-np of outermost shell
of noble gases is completely filled. 30. ‘Xe’ has low I.P. value and vacant ‘d’ orbitals. It
32. Statement - I:Deep sea divers use He-O 2 can involve in chemical reactions.
mixture for breathing 31. In the noble gases, outermost shell is completely
Statement - II:Unlike N2, He is not soluble in filled so that their I.P. values are high.
blood even under high pressure. 32. Unlike N2, He is not soluble in blood at high
33. Statement - I:Solubility of noble gases in pressure so that He+O2 mixture is used for
water decreases with increase in atomic size. breathing.
Statement - II:Solubility is due to dipole-
induced dipole interaction. 33. Solubility of noble gases is due to dipole-in-
34. Statement - I:He -II has high viscosity and duced dipole interaction and the solubility in
flows downward. water increases with atomic number.
Statement - II:Liquid helium is used as 34. Liquid ‘He’ is used as cyrogenic liquid and He-
cryogenic liquid. II has high viscosity and flows upward.
35. Statement - I: In sea diver gases, the nitrogen 35. In sea diver gases at high pressure N2 is more
of normal air is replaced by helium. soluble in body fluids.
Statement - II: Nitrogen becomes more
soluble in the body fluids at high pressures 36. Xenon forms fluorides because ‘5d’ orbitals are
and causes conditions similar to alcohol available for valency shell expansion.
intoxication.
36. Statement - I:Xenon forms fluorides. LEVEL-IB
Statement - II:Because 5d orbitals are
available for valence shell expansion.
1. The valency is zero for
37. Match the following.
List-I List-II 1. Neon 2. Fluorine 3. Oxygen 4. Carbon
A) XeF4 1) Distorted octahedral 2. Oxidation state of zero group elements is
1. -1 2. +1 3. 0 4. -2
B) XeF6 2) Tetrahedral
3. The atomicity of neon gas is
C) XeO3 3) Square planar 1. Two 2. One 3. Four 4. Three
D) XeO4 4) Pyramidal 4. Which of the following gaseous molecules is
A B C D A B C D monoatomic?
1. 1 2 3 4 2. 3 1 4 2 1. Chlorine 2. Helium 3. Oxygen 4. Nitrogen.
3. 1 3 2 4 4. 2 4 1 3 5. The number of electrons in the penultimate
38. Matrix Matching. orbit of krypton atom are
List-I List-II
1. 8 2. 2 3. 18 4. 32
A) Gas Thermometersp) He
B) Beacon lamp q) Ne 6. Which one of the following noble gases is not
C) Electric bulbs r) Xe found in atmosphere ?
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7. The first noble gas compound prepared by 21. Sea divers go deep in the sea water with a
Bartlett is mixture of which of the following gases
1. XeF2 2. KrF2 3. XePtF6 4. XeO3 1) O2 and He 2) O2 and Ar
8. Number of unpaired electrons in inert gas is 3) O2 and CO2 4) CO2 and Ar
1) Zero 2) 8 3) 4 4) 18 22. The mixture of gases used for respiration by
9. Helium is subjected to electrical discharge. Asthma patients is
The following species is not present in the
1) O2 and H2 2) O2 and He
discharge tube
3) O2 and Ar 4) O2 and Ne
1. He+ 2. He2+ 3. He2 4. He
23. Shape of XeOF4 is
10. The spectrum of helium is expected to be
similar to that of 1) Octahedral 2)Square pyramidal
3) Pyramidal 4) T-Shaped
1. H 2. Be 3. Li+ 4. Ne
11. The gas that gives superfluid on cooling at 24. Hybridization and shape of XeF4 is
2.2K is 1) sp3d , trigonal bipyramidal
1. Ar 2. Rn 3. Kr 4. He
12. Viscosity is very low for 2) sp3 , tetrahedral
1. Ar 2. He(l) 3. He(II) 4. Kr 3) sp3d 2 , square planar 4) sp3d 2 , hexagonal
13. Which of the following statement is not 25. Which of the following is formed by xenon?
correct for a noble gas?
1) XeF7 2) XeF4 3) XeF5 4) XeF3
1. Argon is used to fill the incandescent bulbs
2. Krypton is obtained in nuclear fission. 26. The structure of XeO2 F2 is
3. Radon is present in the atmosphere 1) Square pyramidal
4. Xenon cannot form XeF3 2) Trigonal pyramidal (see-sea)
14. Inversion temperature of helium is very low. 3) Octahedral 4) Tetrahedral
So when helium is allowed to expand into LEVEL-IB - KEY
vacuum it gets 1)1 2)3 3)2 4)2 5)3 6)1 7)3 8)1
1. Cooled 2. Heated 9)3 10)3 11)4 12)3 13)3 14)2 15)3 16)2
3. Neither cooled, nor heated 4. Liquified
17)2 18)2 19)3 20)3 21)1 22)2 23)2 24) 3
15. Which of the following is a product in the
explosion of hydrogen bomb? 25)2 26)2
1. Kr 2. Ne 3.He 4. Xe
16. The lightest gas which is non-inflammable is LEVEL-IIA
1) H2 2) He 3) N2 4) Ar
17. Which of the following compound cannot be
PROPERTIES
prepared? 1. Oxidation state of Xe in Ba2  XeO6  is
1. XeF2 2. XeF3 3. XeF4 4. XeF6 1) 4 2) 6 3) 7 4) 8
18. The shape of XeO3 molecule is 2. The elements which occupy the peaks of
1. planar triangle 2. pyramid ionization energy curve are
3. linear 4. square planar 1) Na,K,Rb,Cs 2) Na,Mg,Cl,I
19. XeF2 molecule is 3) Cl,Br,I,F 4) He,Ne,Ar,Kr
1) Trigonal planar 2) Square planar 3. The lowest boiling point of helium is due to
3) Linear 4) Pyramidal its
20. If N2 gas is dissolved in the blood, it causes 1) inertness
1. Blindness 2. Headache 2) Gaseous nature
3. Bends 4. All 3) High polarisability
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4. Noble gases are group of elements which 16. The fluoride of Xenon with zero dipole moment
exhibit very: is
1) High chemical activity 1) XeF6 2) XeO3 3) XeF4 4) XeO2F2
2) Much paramagnetic proeprties
3) Maximum electronegativity 17. XeO64 contains
4) Low chemical activity 1) Eight bond pairs and no lone pairs at Xe
5. XeF6 on complete hydrolysis gives. 2) Three bond pairs and three lone pairs at Xe
1) Xe 2) XeO2 3) XeO3 4) XeO4 3) Two bond pairs and six lone pairs at Xe
4) Four bond pairs and four lone pairs at Xe
6. First stable compound of inert gas was
prepared by 18. How many lone pairs are associated with xenon
1) Rayleigh and Ramsay 2) Bartlett in xenon difluoride?
3) Frankland and Lockyer 4) Cavendish 1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4
7. The element which has not yet been reacted 19. XeO3 has
with F2 is 1) Three double bonded O-atoms
1) Ar 2) Xe 3) Kr 4) Rn 2) Trigonal pyramidal geometry
8. Which has the same electronic configuration
3) One lone pair and sp3 hybridisation
as of inert gas
4) All of these
1) Ag3  2) Cu2 3) Pb 4 4) Ti4 
9. The correct order of enthalpy of vaporisation
LEVEL-II A - KEY
of noble gases is
1) Xe  Kr  Ar  Ne  He 1) 4 2) 4 3) 4 4) 4 5) 3 6) 2 7) 1
2) Xe  Ar  He  Ne  Kr 8) 4 9) 1 10) 3 11) 3 12) 4 13) 3 14) 3
3) He  Ne  Kr  Ar  Xe 15) 1 16) 3 17) 1 18) 3 19) 4
4) Ne  Xe  Kr  He  Ar
10. Which of the following exhibits the weakest
intermolecular forces? LEVEL-IIB
1. 1/125th part of nitorgen gas isolated from
1) H2O 2) NH3 3) He 4) HCl
atmosphere did not combine with any other
11. Which of the following noble gas is the most substance due to
polarized?
1) The chemical inert ness of N 2 gas
1) Radon 2) Krypton 3) Xenon 4) Helium
12. Which of the following noble gas is the least 2) The presence of Argon
polarized? 3) The presence of Argon & other noble gases
1) Radon 2) Krypton 3) Xenon 4) Helium 4) The presence of O2 .
13. The reaction of Xe with an excess of F2 at 2. In solid state Ar atoms are held together by
high pressure and 573 K yields 1) Ionic bonds 2) Covalent bonds
1) XeF2 2) XeF4 3) XeF6 4) XeF3 3) Hydrogen bonds 4) Vanderwaal forces
3. Liquid Helium at 2.2K and at 1atm pressure
STRUCTURE & USES flows in the upward direction. It is because
14. The shape of XeF5  Ion is of its low
1) boiling point 2) heat of vapourisation
1) Pentagonal 2) Octahedral
3) viscosity 4) surface tension
3) Square pyramidal 4)Trigonal bipyramidal 4. The noble gas which does not form any
15. The number of P  d ‘pi’ bonds present in clathrates is
XeO3 and XeO4 molecules respectively 1) He 2) Ar 3) Kr 4) Xe.
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5. Which of the following fluorides of xenon is 6. The ease of liquefaction of noble gases
impossible? decreses in the order:
1) XeF2 2) XeF3 3) XeF4 4) XeF6 1) He  Ne  Ar  Kr  Xe 2) Xe  Kr  Ar  Ne  He
6. Which of the following fluorides of Xe has 3) Kr  Xe  He  Ar  Ne 4) Ar  Kr  Xe  He  Ne
zero dipole moment? 7. The increasing d-character in hybridisation of
1) XeF2 2) XeF6 3) XeF4 4) Both (1) & (3) Xe in XeF2 , XeF4 , XeF6 is
7. Which of the following is formed when O2 F2 1) XeF2  XeF4  XeF6 2) XeF4  XeF2  XeF6
reacts with Xe? 3) XeF6  XeF4  XeF2 4) XeF2  XeF6  XeF4
1) XeF2 2) XeF4 3) XeF6 4) None of these 8. Which of the following is a superfluid?
8. Which of the following noble gases can be 1) Krypton 2) Argon II 3) Helium II 4) Helium I
called the hidden one? 9. Which of the following statements is correct?
1) Xe 2) He 3) Ar 4) Kr 1) Helium-5 and helium-3 are radioactive nuclides
9. Helium mixed with oxygen is used in the with short half-lives
treatment of 2) 24 He is obtained from the decay of 13 H
1) Beri beri 2) Burning feet
3) Helium is the most abundant noble gas in the
3) Joints burning 4) Asthma
10. The compound in which the number of atmosphere
4) Helium-4 has a low molecular viscosity and
d   p bonds are equal to those present in
a large mean free path
ClO4 - 10. Which of the following two are isostructural?
1) XeF4 2) XeO3 3) XeO4 4) XeF6 1) XeF2 ,IF2 2) NH3,BF3 3) CO23  ,SO32 4) PCI5 ,ICI5

LEVEL-II B - KEY 11. D3 line observed in the yellow region of the

1) 3 2) 4 3) 3 4) 1 5) 2 6) 4 7) 1 sun’s spectrum is due to
8) 4 9) 4 10) 2 1) Na 2) Ne 3) Kr 4) He.

LEVEL-III - KEY
LEVEL-III 1) 4 2) 3 3) 2 4) 2 5) 3 6) 2 7) 1
PROPERTIES 8) 3 9) 1 10) 1 11) 4
1. When a radioactive substance is kept in a
vessel,the atmosphere around it is rich with LEVEL-III - HINTS
1) Ne 2) Ar 3) Xe 4) He 4. He is obtained during radioactive decay
2. Which statement about noble gases is not 226  222
 2 He 4. Both are inert gases.
88 Ra 86 Rn
correct
4. Inert gases do not support combustion.
1) Xe forms XeF6 2) Ar is used in electric bulbs
3) Kr is obtained during radioactive disintegration.
5. The solutability of noble gases increases with
4) He has the lowest b.pt among all the noble gases increase in mol.wt.due to increase in vander
3. A radioactive element X decays to give two Waals forces. However, these are sparingly
inert gases X is soluble.
1) 92238 U 2) 88226 Ra 3) 146 C 4) 18 6. The ease of liquefaction decreases with decrease
8 O
in critical temperature. He has lowest critical
4. In order to prevent the hot metal filament
from getting burnt, when the electric current temperature.
is switched on, the bulb is filled with 9. Half life periods of radio active elements are
1) CH4 2) An inert gas 3) CO2 4) Cl2 only measurable.
5. The solubility of noble gases in water shows
the order:
1) He  Ar  Kr  Ne  Xe 2) He  Ne  Ar  Kr  Xe
3) Xe  Kr  Ar  Ne  He 4) None of these

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LEVEL-V
COMPREHENSION
Ps-I:The noble gases have closed - shell electronic SINGLE ANSWER TYPE
configuration and are monoatomic gases under 1. Argon is used in arc welding because
normal conditions. The low boiliing points of A) low reactivity with metal
the lighter noble gases are due to weak B) ability to lower the melting point of metal
dispersion forces between the atoms and the C) flammability D) high calorific value
absence of other interatomic interactions. The 2. XeF2 on hydrolysis(in the presence of alkali)
direct reaction of xenon with fluorine leads to yields:
a series of compounds with oxidation numbers A) XeOF4 B) XeO3 C) XeO 2 F2 D) Xe
+2, +4 and + 6. XeF4 reacts violently with water 3. XeF6 can acts as
to give XeO3 . The compounds of xenon exhibit A) Fluoride donor only
rich stereochemistry and their grometries can B) Fluoride acceptor only
be deduced considering the total number of C) Either fluoride donor or acceptor
electron pairs in the valence shell. (2007) D) Catalyst in nuclear reactions
4. XeF4 is
LEVEL-IV A) tetrahedral and acts as a fluoride donor with
1. The noble gas that does not occur in the SbF5
atmosphere is (2019 Main, 10 April II) B) square planar and acts as a fluoride donor
a) Ra b) Kr with PF5
c) He d)Ne C) Square planar and acts as fluoride donor with
2. The type of hybridisation and number of
NaF
lone pair (s) of electrons of Xe in
D) See-saw shape and acts as a fluoride donor
XeOF4 , respectively, aree with AsF5
(2019 Main, 10 Jan I) 5. XeF4 on partial hydrolysis proudces
a) sp 3 d 2 and 1 b) sp 3 d and 2 A) XeF2 B) XeOF2 C) XeOF4 D) XeO3
c) sp 3 d and 1 d) sp 3 d 2 and 2 6. In XeF4 molecule, xenon undergoes
A) sp3d hybridisation in its second excited state
LEVEL-IV - KEY B) sp3d 2 hybridisation in its second excited state
1. a 2. a C) sp3d3 hybridisation in its third excited state
LEVEL-IV - HINTS D) sp3d hybridisation in its fourth excited state
1. Fact based. 7. XeF6 on complete hydrolysis gives
A) XeO4 B) XeOF2 C) XeOF4 D) XeO3
8. Which of the following compound will not form
during the hydrolysis of XeF6 ?

2. A) XeO3 B) XeO4 C) XeOF4 D) XeO2 F2

9. The nature of   bonds in XeO3 :
A) two  p  p  and one  p  d 
B) one  p  p  and two  p  d 
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10. XeO4 contains:
A) four   bonds, and the remaining three electron 16. Which of the following statement(s) is/are
pairs form a pyramid
B) three   bonds, and the remaining four
electron pairs form square planar structure
C) three   bonds, and the remaining five
electron pairs form a trigonal bipyramid
D) four   bonds, and the remaining four electron
pairs form a tetrahedron
11. When XeF4 donates its fluoride to SbF5 , then 17. Which of the following are correctly matched?
the states of hybridization of central atoms of
cationic part and anionic part of the product
formed are:
A) sp3d,sp3 B) sp3d 2 ,sp3d 2
C) sp3d,sp3d D) sp3d,sp3d 2
12. Which of the following compound is formed
when XeF4 react with water?
A) XeO3 B) XeO 4 C) XeOF4 D) XeO 2 F2
13. Which of the following statement is wrong?
A) Only type of interaction between particles
of noble gases are due to weak dispersion forces
B) Ionisation energy of molecular oxygen is very
close to that of Xe
C) Hydrolysis of XeF6 is a redox reaction
D) Hydrolysis of XeF4 is a redox reaction.
14. Which of the following reactions of xenon
compounds is not feasible?
A) XeO3  HF  XeF6  H 2O
B) XeF4  H 2O  Xe  XeO3  HF  O 2
C) XeF2  H 2 O  Xe  HF  O 2
 of central atom in the molecule A is:
D) XeF6  RbF  Rb   XeF7 
15. The hydrolysis of XeF6 takes place in the
following steps: XeF6  A  B  XeO3
Then the correct statement regarding A and
B is:
A) In both A and B, Xe is in sp3d hybridised
state
B) A contains two   bonds, and the remaining
five electron pairs form a trigonal bipyramidal 21. According to molecular orbital theory, which of
with one equatorial position occupied by a lone
pair
C) B contains one   bond, and the remaining
six electron pairs forming an octahedron with one
position occupied by a lone pair
D) A is also obtained when XeF6 reacts with silica
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correct?
A) The most abundant noble gas found in
atmosphere is Helium
B) XeF6 attacks Pyrex glass
C) XeF4 has square planar structure
D) Noble gases are paramagnetic in nature
A) XeO2 F2 : see saw shape
B) XeOF4 : octahedral shape
C) XeF6 : distorted octahedral shape
D) XeO3 : pyramidal shape
18. XeF6 on hydrolysis gives
A) XeOF4 B) XeO2 F2 C) XeO3 D) XeO4
COMPREHENSION TYPE
Paragraph I:
White crystalline solid A reacts with H 2 to form
a highly associated liquid B and monoatomic
colourless gas C. The liquid B is used for etching
of glass. Compound A undergo hydrolysis
slowly to form C, B and a diatomic gas D
whereas Ionisation Energy is almost similar to
that of C. B forms an addition compound with
KF to form E which is electrolysed in the molten
state to form a most reactive gas F which
combines with C in 2:1 ratio to produce A.
19. The molecular shape, and hybridisation state
A) linear, sp B) triangular, sp 2
C) linear, sp3d D) V - shape, sp3
20. The molecule of compound E contains which
of the following types of bonds?
A) only ionic bonds
B) only ionic and covalent bonds
C) ionic, covalent and metallic bonds
D) ionic, covalent and Hydrogen bonds
the following is correct about the molecule D?
A) Its bond order is 2
B) It has two unpaired electrons in  molecular
orbital
C) It is diamagnetic
D) It has only one unpaired electron in 
molecular orbital.
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Paragraph II: ‘a’ and number of bond pairs around central atom
Among noble gases, Xe is quite reactive and form is ‘b’. What is ‘b/a’?
a number of fluorides and oxyfluorides. In these 31. XeF6 reacts with silica to form a xenon compound
compounds the electrons, from 5p orbitals are X. The oxidation state of Xe in X is:
excited to 5d orbitals. The predicted shapes of
xenon fluorides are linear, square planar and LEVEL-V - KEY
distorted octahedron . The shapes of xeon SINGLE ANSWER TYPE
oxyfluorides can be predicted by VSEPR theory. 01.A 02.D 03.C 04.B 05.B 06.B
22. XeF2 on alkaline hydrolysis yields 07.D 08.B 09.C 10.D 11.D 12.A
A) XeOF2 B) XeO2 C) XeO2 F2 D) Xe 13.C 14.A 15.D
23. The xenon compounds that are isostructural MULTIPLE ANSWER TYPE
with IBr2 and BrO 3 respectively are:e: 16.BC 17.ACD 18.ABC
PARAGRAPH TYPE
A) linear XeF2 and pyramidal XeO3 19.C 20.D 21.A 22.D 23.A 24.C
B) bent XeF2 and pyramidal XeO3 MATCHING TYPE
C) bent XeF2 and pyramidal XeO3 25.A-p;B-q;C-r;D-s
26.A-pqr;B-pqrs;C-ps;D-p
D) linear XeF2 and tetrahedral XeO3 STATEMENT TYPE : 27.A
24. The shape of XeF4 is INTEGER TYPE
A) tetrahedral B) square pyramid 28.0 29.2 30.2 31.6
C) square planar D) octahedral
LEVEL-V - HINTS
MATCHING TYPE alkali
02. 2XeF2  2H 2 O   2Xe  4HF  O 2
25. Match the following:
Column I Colum II 04. XeF4 : sp3d 2 : square planar
 
A) XeO 64  p) Octahedral XeF4  PF5   XeF3   PF6 
B) XeO3 F2 q) Trigonal bipyramidal 05. XeF4  H 2O  XeOF2  2HF
(partial hydrolysis)
C) XeF6 r) Distored octahedral
06. sp3d 2 hybridisation in its second excited state
D) XeO4 s) Tetrahedral
26. Match the following: 07. XeF6  3H 2 O  XeO3  6HF
Column I(compound) 08. XeF6  XeOF4  XeO 2 F2  XeO3
A) XeF2 B) XeF4 C) XeF6 D) SeF4 09. three  p  d  bonds
Column II
10. XeO4 : sp3 : tetrahedral
(correct products related to hydrolysis)
 
p) HF q) Xe r) O2 s) XeO3 11. XeF4  SbF5   XeF3  SbF6 

STATEMENT TYPE  XeF3  : sp3d ; SbF6  : sp3d 2

27. Assertion: XeF6 cannot be stored in the dry 12. XeF4  H 2O  XeO3  Xe  HF  O 2
glass bottles 13. XeF4  H 2O  XeO3  Xe  HF  O 2
Reason: XeF6 attacks the glass 15. A  XeOF4 ; B  XeO 2 F2
INTEGER TYPE MULTIPLE ANSWER TYPE
16. The most abundant noble gas found in
28. The number of  p  p  bonds in XeO 4 is:
atmosphere is Ar.
29. The number of  bonds in perxenate ion is: Noble gases are diamagnetic in nature
30. In XeOF2 number of lone pairs on central atom is 17. XeOF4 : square pyramidal

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18. XeF6  XeOF4  XeO2 F2  XeO3 3. Which of the following xenon compound has
the same number of lone pairs as in I3 ? (near
COMPREHENSION TYPE
central atom)
Paragraph I:(19,20,21):
A) XeF2 B) XeO3 C) XeF4 D) XeO4
A  XeF2 , B  HF, C  Xe, D  O2
E  KHF2 , F  F2 4. MF  XeF4  M A  M  alkali metalcation 
XeF2  H 2  Xe  HF The state of hybridisation of the central atom
in A and shape of the species are:
XeF2  H 2O  Xe  HF  O2 A) sp3d, TBP
Parapraph II:(22,23,24):
alkali B) sp3d 3 , distorted octahedral
XeF2  H 2 O   Xe  HF  O 2
C) sp3d3 , pentagonal planar
MATCHING TYPE D) no compound formed at all
26. 2XeF2  2H 2 O  2Xe  4HF  O2
5. XeF6 dissolves in anhydrous HF to give a good
6XeF4  12H 2 O  2XeO3  24HF  3O 2  4Xe conducting solution which contains:
XeF6  3H 2 O  XeO3  6HF A) H  and XeF7 ions B) HF2 and XeF5 ions
SeF4  3H 2 O  H 2SeO3  4HF C) HXeF6 and F ions D) none of these
INTEGER TYPE 6. What are the products formed in the reaction
of xenon hexafluoride with silicon dioxide?
28. XeO4 : four  p  d  bonds
A) XeSiO 4  HF B) XeF2  SiF4
29. Perxenate ion: XeO 64 
C) XeO3F2  SiF4 D) XeO3  SiF4
30. XeOF2 : sp3d : T - shape: a=2; b =4 alkali
7. XeF2  H 2 O   A  HF  O 2 , then A is
SiO 2 SiO 2
31. XeF6 
 XeOF4 

A) XeO3 B) XeO4 C) XeO2 F2 D) Xe
SiO 2
XeO 2 F2   XeO3
8. XeF6 on reaction with CsF gives:

LEVEL-VI A) Cs  XeF7  B)  XeF4  CsF3 

C) XeF8 D)  XeF5  CsF2 
SINGLE ANSWER TYPE 9. XeO3 forms xenate ion in alkaline medium.
1. The xenon compounds that are isostructural
with IBr2 and BrO 3 respectively are: XeO 3  NaOH  Na  HXeO 4 
But the xenate ions slowly disproportionate
A) Linear XeF2 and pyramidal XeO3 in alkaline solution as
B) bent XeF2 and pyramidal XeO3 Na  HXeO4   NaOH  Z  Xe  O2  H 2 O
C) bent XeF2 and planar XeO3 The compound Z is expected to be:
D) linear XeF2 and tetrahedral XeO3 A) Na 2 XeO3 B) Na 2 XeO 4
2. Which of the following diagrams is correct C) Na 4 XeO 6 D) Na 4 XeO 4
related to Xe?
F Hydrolysis
10. When P tF6 vapour mixed with an equal
A) Xe  g  
1:20 ratio   XeF6 
2
 Xe volume of Xe, the gases combined
immediatedly at room temperature and
Xe  g  F Hydrolysis
B) Excess 
2
 2:1ratio 
 XeF2   Xe produces a yellow solid X at 660 C , the X is
correctly represented as:
 
C) Xe  g  
F SiO
1:20 ratio   XeF6 
2 2
 Xe A) Xe  PtF6  B) Xe2  PtF6 
D) all are correct 
C) O2  PtF6 

D)  XeF  Pt 2 F11 
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11. Consider the following transformations: donor and forms a complex D with AsF5 . The
I. XeF6  CsF  Cs   XeF7 

complex in the crystalline form is found to contain
 
monovalent ions in which Xe is present in the cationic
II. XeF4  SbF5   XeF3  SbF6  part. (Atomic weight of Xe=131)
complete
III. XeF4 
hydrolysis
 XeOF2 16. In the partial hydrolysis of XeF6 the
  hybridisation of Xe changes from
IV. XeF2  IF5   XeF  IF6 
Possible transformations are: A) sp3d 2 to sp3d B) sp3d3 to sp3
A) II and III only B) I, II and IV only C) sp3d3 to sp3d 2 D) sp3d3 to sp3d
C) III and IV only D) I,II,III and IV 17. The shape of the molecule B is:
12. Xenon hexa fluoride reacts with potassium A) tetrahedral B) pyramidal
fluoride to yield C) octahedral D) angular
2 2 
A)  XeF4   KF3  B) K   XeF7  18. The correct order of bond angles in the
 
compounds A and B is:
C)  XeF5   KF2  D) XeF4 A) A > B B) A < B
MULTIPLE ANSWER TYPE C) A  B = 90 0 D) A = B = 900
13. Total number of lone pairs on Xe in XeF2 , MATCHING TYPE
XeO3 F2 , XeF4 , XeF6 is t, u,v & w respectively,, 19. Match the following:
Column I:
then A) Four   bonds so remaining four electron
A) t + u = 3 B) v +w = 3 C) u = 0 D) w = 1 pairs form a tetrahedron
14. Which is/are hydrolysed by water? B) Two   bonds so remaining six electron
A) XeF2 B) XeF4 C) XeF6 D) XeOF4 pairs form an octahedron
15. Which of the following pairs of Xenon C) Capped octahedron with one lone pair
compounds and their structure, hybridisation D) Three   bonds so remaining five electron
are correctly matched? pairs form a trigonal pyramidal
Column II:
A) XeF4  square planar  sp3d 2 
p) XeF6 q) XeO3 F2
B) XeOF4  square pyramidal  sp 3d 2  4
r) XeO4 s) Ba 2  XeO 6 
C) XeO4  tetrahedral  sp  3
20. Match the following:
D)  XeO 6   octahedral  sp3d 2 
4
Column I Column II
A) XeF2 p) sp3
COMPREHENSION TYPE
Paragraph III: B) XeO 4 q) sp 3d
The first real compound of noble gases was C) XeO 2 F2 r) three lone pairs on xenon
made in 1962 by Bartlett, soon after this there D) XeO3 s)  ,  bond ratio 1:1
was a rapid extension of the chemistry of the INTEGER TYPE
noble gases and in particular of xenon. Xenon 21.
XeFn dissolves in HF according to the
reacts directly with fluorine when heated at
 
4000 C in a sealed nickel tube. The products reaction XeFn  HF   XeFn 1   HF2  . What
depend on the ratio of Xe and F2 . A 1:20 mixture is the value of n?
of Xe and F2 on heating gives XeF6 , which is a 22. The number of lone pairs of Xe present in
white solid. It undergoes slow hydrolysis in equatorial position in  XeF5  :


small quantity of water forming a xenon

23. Consider following compounds A to E:
oxyfluoride A with Xe, O and F weight ratio   2
2.62:0.32:1.52. It undergoes complete hydrolysis A: XeFn , B: XeF n 1 , C: XeF n 1 , D: XeF n  2 , E: XeF n  4
in excess of water forming an oxide B in the If value of n is 4, then calculate value of "p  q"
same oxidation state. When the oxide B reacts here, p is total number of bond pair and q is
with A it forms another compound C with total number of lone pair on central atoms of
formula XeO2 F2 . XeF6 can act as a fluoride compound A to E

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 
SINGLE ANSWER TYPE 21. XeF6  HF   XeF5   HF2 
01.A 02.B 03.A 04.C 05.B 06.D 22. The XeF5 anion shows the pentagonal planar
07.D 08.A 09.C 10.D 11.B 12.B structure in which two axial positions are occupied
MULTIPLE ANSWER TYPE by two lone pairs.
13.ABCD 14.ABCD 15.ABCD 23. A  XeF4 , B  XeF5 , C  XeF5 , D  XeF6 E  XeF82
PARAGRAPH: 16.CD 17.B 18.B
XeF4 : bp=4;lp=2 ; XeF5 : bp=5;lp=1
MATCHING TYPE
XeF5 : bp=5;lp=2 ; XeF6 : bp=6;lp=1
19.A-r;B-s;C-p;D-q 20.A-qr;B-ps;C-q;D-ps
XeF82  : bp=8;lp=1
INTEGER TYPE: 21.6 22.0 23.4
PREVIOUS IIT QUESTIONS
LEVEL-VI - HINTS 1. Argon is used in arc welding because of its
01. IBr2  sp 3d  linear A) low reactivity with metal (IIT 2007)
B) ability to lower the melting point of metal
BrO 3  sp3  pyramidal C) flammability D) high calorific value
03. I3 : 3 lone pairs near central atom 2. The structure of XeO3 is (IIT 2007)
XeF2 : 3 lone pairs near Xe A) linear B) planar C) pyramidal D)T-shaped
XeO3 :1 lone pair near Xe 3. XeF4 and XeF6 are expected to be (IIT 2007)
XeF4 : 2 lone pairs near Xe A) oxidising B) reducing
C) unreactive D) stronlgy basic
XeO4 : no lone pair near Xe 4. The unbalanced chemical reactions given in
04. MF  XeF4  M  XeF5    List I show missing reagent or condition(?)
which are provided in List II. Match List I
05. 2XeF6  HF  XeF5  HF2 with List II and select the correct answer
SiO 2 SiO 2 using the codes given below the lists.
06. XeF6   XeOF4   List I: (IIT 2013)
SiO 2
XeO 2 F2   XeO3 P. PbO 2  H 2SO 4  ?
 PbSO 4  O 2
alkali
07. XeF2  H 2 O   Xe  HF  O 2  other products
?
 Q. Na 2S2 O3  H 2 O   NaHSO 4
08. XeF6  CsF  Cs   XeF7 
 other products
09. Z  Na 4 XeO6
R. N 2 H 4 ?
 N 2  other product
 300K  
10. Xe   PtF6   PtF6    XeF  PtF6   PtF5 S. XeF2  ?
 Xe  other product
  330K List II:
 XeF  PtF6   PtF5  
 
1. NO 2. I 2 3. Warm 4. Cl2
 XeF  Pt 2 F11  Codes:
11. XeF4  H 2 O  XeO3  Xe  HF  O2 P Q R S P Q R S
a) 4 2 3 1 b) 3 2 1 4
MULTIPLE ANSWER TYPE c) 1 4 2 3 d) 3 4 2 1
13. XeF2 : number of lone pairs on Xe (t) = 3 5. Under ambient conditions, the total number
XeO3 F2 : number of lone pairs on Xe(u)=0 of gases released as products in the final step
of the reaction scheme shown below is
XeF4 : number of lone pairs on Xe(v)=2 Complete
XeF6 P+Other product
XeF6 : number of lone pairs on Xe(w)=1 hydrolysis
COMPREHENSION TYPE OH/HO2
Paragraph I:(16,17,18): (IIT-2014)
Showdisproportion
Q Products
A  XeOF4 , B  XeO3 ationinHO/OH
-

A) 0 B) 1 C) 2 D) 3
XeOF4  XeO3  XeO 2 F2
 
PREVIOUS IIT - KEY
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