Chapter EH, Problem 56R

Solution

Interpretation : The reaction for the production of xenon tetroxide is to be written.

Concept Introduction : Xenon is a noble gas that belongs to group 18. It has a stable configuration making it an inert element.

Xenon tetroxide is produced by the dehydration of perxenic acid.

Xenon has an atomic number of 54 which is a non-metal.

When barium perxenate reacts with sulfuric acid, barium sulfate and perxenic acid (unstable) are formed.

  ${\text{Ba}}_{\text{2}}{\text{XeO}}_{\text{6}}{\text{+2H}}_{\text{2}}{\text{SO}}_{\text{4}}\to 2{\text{BaSO}}_{\text{4}}{\text{+H}}_{\text{4}}{\text{XeO}}_{\text{6}}$

The unstable perxenic acid on dehydration gives xenon tetroxide.

  ${\text{H}}_{\text{4}}{\text{XeO}}_{\text{6}}\to {\text{2H}}_{\text{2}}{\text{O+XeO}}_{\text{4}}$