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Xenon trioxide (XeO3) XeO3 prepared by the slow hydrolysis of XeF6 XeF6 + 3H2O ------------> XeO3 + 6HF Xenon trioxide is soluble in water and its aqueous solution is weakly acidic. XeO3 + H2O <--------> H+ + HXeO4 – Xenate ion XeO3 has pyramidal structrure in which Xe is in sp3 hybridisation. Xenon tetroxide (XeO4) It is prepared by treating barium perxenate (Ba2XeO6) with anhydrous sulphuric acid. Ba2XeO6 + 2H2SO4 -----------> XeO4 + 2BaSO4 + 2H2O Xenon tetroxide is highly unstable and has tetrahedral structure. Related article fluorides of xenon For more detail visit indiastudychannel.com

The important fluorides of xenon are xenon difluoride(XeF2), Xenon tetrafluoride(Xef4) and xenon hexafluoride. 1. Xenon difluoride(XeF2) It is prepared by heating a mixture of Xenon and fluorine in the ration 2:1 at 400 degree Celsius and 1 bar pressure in a sealed nickel tube. Xe + F2 ---Ni----> XeF2 XeF2 undergoes hydrolysis when treated with water an d evolves oxygen. 2XeF2 + 2H2O -------> 2Xe + 4HF + O2 In XeF2, Xenon is sp3d hybridised and the molecule has linear structure as shown. 2. Xenon tetrafluoride (Xef4) It is prepared by heating a mixture of Xe and F2 in the molecular ratio 1:5 at 400 degree Celsius and 6 atm in a sealed nickel tube. Xe + 2 F2 ---------> XeF4 XeF4 react with water and produces explosive XeO3 6 XeF4 + 12 H2O ---------> 2 XeO3 + 4 Xe + 3O2 + 24 HF In XeF4, Xenon is in sp3d2 hybridised state and has square planar geometry. 3. Xenon hexafluoride (XeF6) It is prepared by heating a mixture of xenon and fluorine in the ration 1:20 at 300 degree...