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1. Xenon Gas

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   While its valence shell is nominally full, Xenon readily forms compounds under energetic conditions or when paired with exceptionally aggressive oxidizers. The discovery of xenon hexafluoroplatinate ($\text{XePtF}_6$) by Neil Bartlett in 1962 marked the definitive end of the belief in noble gas inertness.
   Xenon compounds are generally characterized by unusual [bond geometries](/entries/bond-geom…