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Properties of substance:

xenon difluoride

Group of substances:

inorganic

Physical appearance:

colorless tetragonal crystals

Empirical formula (Hill's system for organic substances):

F2Xe

Structural formula as text:

XeF2

Molar/atomic mass: 169.3

Melting point (°C):

129.03

Boiling point (°C):

155

Decomposition temperature (°C):

600

Solubility (g/100 g of solvent):

acetonitrile: 21.5 (0°C) [Ref.]
acetonitrile: 41 (21°C) [Ref.]
ammonia liquid : insoluble [Ref.]
bromine pentafluoride: 189.6 (20°C) [Ref.]
bromine trifluoride: soluble [Ref.]
chlorine pentafluoride: insoluble [Ref.]
dimethylsulfoxide: soluble [Ref.]
hydrogen fluoride : 108 (-2°C) [Ref.]
hydrogen fluoride : 167.3 (30°C) [Ref.]
iodine pentafluoride: 153.8 [Ref.]
molybdenum hexafluoride : sparingly soluble [Ref.]
nitrogen(III) fluoride oxide - hydrogen fluoride: 1085 (16.8°C) [Ref.]
pyridine: soluble [Ref.]
sulfur dioxide: soluble [Ref.]
tungsten(VI) fluoride: sparingly soluble [Ref.]
water: 2.5 (0°C) [Ref.]

Interatomic distances and bond angles:

Interatomic distances (in pm): 198 (Xe-F)



Density:

4.32 (25°C, g/cm3)

Reactions of synthesis:

  1. Yeild 100%. [Ref.1aster, Ref.2]
    Xe + F2 → XeF2 (hv)
  2. [Ref.1]
    Xe + F2 → XeF2
  3. [Ref.1]
    2CF3OF + Xe → XeF2 + CF3OOCF3

Reactions:

  1. Yeild 4%. [Ref.1]
    NaBrO3 + XeF2 + H2O → NaBrO4 + Xe + 2HF
  2. [Ref.1]
    2XeF2 + AuF5 → Xe2F3[AuF6]
  3. [Ref.1aster]
    XeF2 + 2HSO3F → Xe(SO3F)2 + 2HF
  4. [Ref.1aster]
    XeF2 + HSO3F → FXeSO3F + HF
  5. [Ref.1aster]
    XeF2 + HClO4 → FXeClO4 + HF

Vapour pressure (Torr):

3.8 (25°C)
318 (100°C)

Electrode potential:

XeF2 + 2H+ + 2e- → Xe + 2HF, E = 2.64 V (water, 25°C)

Standard molar enthalpy (heat) of formation ΔfH0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

-176 (s)

Molar enthalpy (heat) of fusion ΔfusH (kJ/mol):

16.8

ΔHsublimation (kJ/mol):

50.6

Standard molar entropy S0 (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

259.403 (g)

Molar heat capacity at constant pressure Cp (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

54.108 (g)

Standard molar enthalpy (heat) of formation ΔfH (298 K, kJ/mol)

-107.03 (g) [Ref.]
-162.76 (s) [Ref.]

Standard molar Gibbs energy of formation ΔfG (298 K, kJ/mol)

-73.39 (g) [Ref.]
-86.11 (s) [Ref.]

Critical temperature (°C):

358

Critical pressure (MPa):

9.3

Critical density (g/cm3):

1.14

References:

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