Q64 · CSIR-NET Chemistry, December 2014
Paper: CSIR-NET December 2014 · Subject: Inorganic Chemistry · Chapter: Main Group Elements · Topic: Main Group Elements – General · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Easy
The main products of the reaction of equimolar quantities of $\mathrm{XeF}_{6}$ with $\mathrm{NaNO}_{3}$ are
(a)$\mathrm{XeOF_4}, \mathrm{NaF}$ and $\mathrm{NO_2F}$
(b)$\mathrm{XeO_2F_2}, \mathrm{NaF}, \mathrm{NOF}$ and $\mathrm{F_2}$
(c)$\mathrm{XeOF}_{4}, \mathrm{NaNO}_{2}$ and $\mathrm{F}_{2}$
(d)$\mathrm{XeF}_{4}, \mathrm{NaNO}_{2}$, and $\mathrm{F}_{2} \mathrm{O}$
Answer
Answer: A ✓ checked by 4AB · confidence high
Explanation
XeF₆ + NaNO₃ → XeOF₄ + NaF + NO₂F (partial oxygen transfer to xenon, fluorination of the nitryl group).
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