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Which of the following is not true about helium?
  1. It has the lowest boiling point
  2. It has the highest first ionization energy
  3. It can form clathrate compounds
  4. It can diffuse through rubber and plastic material

A
It can diffuse through rubber and plastic material
B
It can form clathrate compounds
C
It has the lowest boiling point
D
It has the highest first ionization energy
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Clathrate compounds also known as caged compounds are non stoichiometric compounds. These compounds are formed when atoms of an element especially noble gases get trapped in the cavities formed between the molecules of a compound e.g. Argon, krypton, xenon atoms form caged or clathrates with beta quinol.

The atoms having suitable size for the cavities form clathrate compounds. Helium and neon have small sized atoms and thus slip out of the cavities formed by the packing of beta quinol molecules. So He and Ne do not form clathrates with beta quinol. Dipole induced dipole interaction between the noble gas atom and the polar molecule of beta quinol is responsible for the formation of clathrates of noble gases with beta quinol.

Hence, the correct option is D

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