p-BLOCK

18th-GROUP NOBLE GAS

1. Relative Abundance:
Ø In Dewar's method, the separation of noble gases is
summerized below
Ar > Ne > Kr > He > Xe > Rn
Mixture of noble gases (He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe)
2. Melting and Boiling point:
in contact with coconut charcoal at 173 K
Rn > Xe > Kr > Ar > Ne > He
3. He has the lowest boiling point among all element
Unadsorbed adsorbed
4. Noble gases are monoatomic, colourless, odourless, (He, Ne) (Ar, Kr, Xe)
spraingly soluble in water and diffusing through most in contact with charcoal at 93 K in contact with another charcoal at
liquid air temperature.
commonly used laboratry materials.
5. O2[PtF6] is the first noble gas compound. Adsorbed Unadsorbed
6. Ar, Kr and Xe form clathrate compound when pass Ne He In the first charcoal Second charcoal
Kr, Xe. Temp. raised Ar
in ice with high pressure. to 183 K
A.6H2O (A = Ar/Kr/Xe)
Evolved Kr Remained adsorbed Xe

Ø The viscosity of He is extermely low, about 1/100th of

hydrogen gas.
Prepration of Xe-Fluoride:
F2, 673K, 1 bar
XeF2

2F2, 873K, 7 bar O2F2

Xe XeF4 XeF6 + O2
143K
3F2, 573K, 70 bar
XeF6
Properties:
Fluoride donor: Eg. XeF2 + MF5 ¾¾® [XeF4 ]+ [MF6 ]-
(M =As / Sb / P)

Fluoride acceptor: Eg. XeF6 + MF ¾¾® M + [XeF7 ]-

(M =Na /K / Rb / Cs)
SF4 / Pt
Fluorinating agents: Eg. XeF4 ¾¾¾¾ ® PtF4 / SF6 + Xe

XeF2 + NO ¾¾® 2NOF + Xe

Reaction with SiO2 : Eg. 2XeF6 + SiO2 ¾¾® SiF4 + XeOF4

Hydrolysis:
H2O 1
Xe + 2HF + O
2 2
XeF2
1
Xe + 2F – + H2O + O
2OH
–
2 2
6XeF4 + 12H2O ¾¾® 4Xe + 2XeO3 + 24HF + 3O2

Partial hydrolysis
H2O
XeOF4 + 2HF

XeF6 XeO3 + 6HF

3H2O
7OH – – –
HXeO4 + 3H2O + F
–
ex. OH
1
(XeO64–¯ + Xe + 2H2O + O2 )
2