NEET UG CHEMISTRY MCQ: P-BLOCK ELEMENTS

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Assertion (A): The first real compound of the noble gases in 1962 was

{O}_2^{+}\left[{PtF}_6\right]^{-}

Reason (R): The discovery was based on the basis of comparable ionisation energy of

{O}_2

and

{Xe}

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Correct option: A

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Option A (Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)) is correct because Bartlett's discovery of

O_2^+[PtF_6]^-

led him to realize that Xenon, with a similar ionization energy, could also react with

PtF_6

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