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LESSON 4 · The Periodic Table: A Story of Elements

PAUSE TO THINK

Can the 'unreactive' noble gases actually form compounds?

Yes

In 1962, Neil Bartlett forced xenon to react with platinum hexafluoride, shattering the textbook rule. Xenon difluoride is now used in silicon chip manufacturing. Krypton and even argon compounds have since been made under extreme conditions.

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