Xenon dibromide
Chemical compound
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Xenon dibromide is an unstable chemical compound with the chemical formula XeBr2. It has been produced by a decay technique involving the decomposition of iodine-129:[2][3]
- 129IBr2– → XeBr2 + e–
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| IUPAC name
Dibromoxenon | |
Other names
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| XeBr2 | |
| Molar mass | 291.10 g/mol |
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Gibbs free energy (ΔfG⦵) |
32.5 kJ·mol−1[1] |
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Other anions |
Xenon difluoride Xenon dichloride |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Attempts to prepare this compound by combining elemental xenon and bromine only resulted in the XeBr radical.[4] This compound is expected to be less stable than xenon difluoride and xenon dichloride. It is also expected to decompose to xenon and bromine.[1]
Xenon tetrachloride is another noble-gas halide that can only be synthesized by the decay technique.