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  4. Xenon hexafluoride on partial hydrolysis produces compounds ‘X’ and ‘Y’. Compounds ‘X’ and ‘Y’ and the oxidation state of Xe are respectively :

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Q. Xenon hexafluoride on partial hydrolysis produces compounds ‘X’ and ‘Y’. Compounds ‘X’ and ‘Y’ and the oxidation state of Xe are respectively :

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Solution:

The reactions involved are as follows:

$XeF _{6}+ H _{2} O \rightarrow \underset{( X )}{\overset{+6}{Xe} OF _{4}}+2 HF$

$\underset{(X)}{XeOF _4}+ H _{2} O \rightarrow \underset{( Y )}{\overset{+6}{Xe} O _{2} F _{2}}+2 HF$