By the promotion of one, two or three electrons from filled p-orbital to the vacant d-orbital in the valence shell, 2, 4 or 6 half filled orbitals are formed. Thus Xe can combine only with even number of fluorine and not odd.
By the promotion of one, two or three electrons from filled p-orbital to the vacant d-orbital in the valence shell, 2, 4 or 6 half filled orbitals are formed. Thus Xe can combine only with even number of fluorine and not odd.
