Xenon belongs to noble gases which are considered to be very unreactive. In xenon atom, the ionisation potential of $Xe$ to lose one electron was found to be nearly equivalent that of $O _{2} \rightarrow O _{2}{ }^{+}+ e ^{-}$. Also, due to the presence of empty $5 d$ -orbitals, electrons can be excited and higher valency of xenon can be produced. $e . g . XeF _{2}, XeF _{4}, XeF _{6}$ etc.