Synthesis
Xenon tetrafluoride is produced by heating a mixture of xenon and fluorine in a 1:3 ratio in a nickel container to 400 °C. Some xenon hexafluoride, XeF6, is also produced, and this production is increased with an increased fluorine concentration in the input mixture. The nickel is not a catalyst for this reaction; nickel containers are used because they react with fluorine to form a protective, non-peeling layer of nickel fluoride NiF2 on their interior surfaces.
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