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Who predicted in 1933 that heavier noble gases could form fluorine and oxygen compounds?
ANeil Bartlett
BLinus Pauling
CHenri Moissan
DJohn Lennard-Jones
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Linus Pauling
Linus Pauling predicted compounds such as KrF6 and XeF6, later shown to be broadly correct.
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