Chemistry
Xenon tetrafluoride is hydrolyzed by water at low temperatures to form elemental xenon, oxygen, hydrofluoric acid, and aqueous xenon trioxide.
Reaction with tetramethylammonium fluoride forms tetramethylammonium pentafluoroxenate, which contains the pentagonal XeF−
5 anion. The XeF−
5 anion is also formed by reaction with caesium fluoride:
- CsF + XeF4 → CsXeF5
Reaction with bismuth pentafluoride (BiF5) forms the XeF+
3 cation:
- BiF5 + XeF4 → XeF3BiF6
The XeF+
3 cation has also been identified in the salt XeF3Sb2F11 by NMR spectroscopy.
At 400 °C, XeF4 reacts with xenon gas to form XeF2:
- XeF4 + Xe → 2 XeF2
The reaction of xenon tetrafluoride with platinum yields platinum tetrafluoride (PtF4) and xenon gas:
- XeF4 + Pt → PtF4 + Xe
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