Question
How does xenon atom form compounds with fluorine even though the xenon atom has a closed shell configuration?
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Answer
This is because 1, 2 or 3 electrons from the 5p-orbitals can be excited to empty 5d-orbitals and thus making 2, 4 or 6 half-filled orbitals available for bond formation.
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