Xenon Tetrafluoride

Duration: 6 min

Year Published: 1962

Creator: Now U S Nuclear Regulatory Agency

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Explains that XEF is an 'IMPOSSIBLE' compound involving a supposedly inert element--xenon--with fluorine. Tells how their recently discovered reaction has led to experiments yielding other compounds such as XEF2 (produced under ultraviolet light) and experiments with radon and fluorine. Provides science with new insight into the nature of chemical bonding.


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