Wikipedia: History of Noble gas

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These elements all have full outer electron shells, and so do not form chemical compounds easily. As the atoms get larger down the series, they become (slightly) more reactive, and xenon has been induced to form a number of compounds with fluorine.
Radon has reacted with fluorine to form radon fluoride (RnF) and the elemnt glows with a yellow light in the solid state.

These elements all have full outer electron shells, and so do not form chemical compounds easily. As the atoms get larger down the series, they become (slightly) more reactive, and xenon has been induced to form a number of compounds with fluorine. Radon has reacted with fluorine to form radon fluoride (RnF) and the compound glows with a yellow light in the solid state.

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