Question

What happens when ${\mathrm{XeF}}_6$ undergo complete hydrolysis?

Answer 1

Hydrolysis is the chemical breakdown of a substance in the presence of water.

Complete hydrolysis of xenon hexafluoride $\left({\mathrm{XeF}}_6\right)$ :

• When ${\mathrm{XeF}}_6$ undergoes partial hydrolysis it will gives that oxyfluorides of Xenon that is Xenon oxy tetrafluoride$\left({\mathrm{XeOF}}_4\right)$and Xenon dioxide difluoride $\left({\mathrm{XeO}}_2{\mathrm{F}}_2\right)$ .
• On the other hand, when${\mathrm{XeF}}_6$ undergoes complete hydrolysis, it gives the xenon trioxide$\left({\mathrm{XeO}}_3\right)$ and hydrogen fluoride as :

$$\begin{gathered} {\mathrm{XeF}}_6+3{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\to {\mathrm{XeO}}_3+6\mathrm{HF} \\ \mathrm{Xenon}\mathrm{hexafluoride}\mathrm{Xenon}\mathrm{trioxide}\mathrm{Hydrogen}\mathrm{fluoride} \end{gathered}$$