Question

Give the methods of preparation of XeF₄.

Answer 1

A typical way to make it is to heat a mixture of xenon and fluorine in a ratio of 1 : 5 to 675 K at 6 atmospheric pressure for a few hours in a nickel container and then abruptly cool (quench) the vapour.

\[\ce{Xe + 2F2 ->[675 K][6 atm.] XeF4}\]