At room temperature, the reaction between water and fluorine produces

Question

At room temperature, the reaction between water and fluorine produces (A) HF and H2O2 (B) HF, O2 and F2O2 (C) F-, O2 and H+ (D) HOF and HF

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

F^{-}, O_{2}

and

H^{+}

.

Fluorine, being non-polar molecule, readily dissolves with water and forms mixture of oxygen and ozone as shown below

2 F_{2} + 2 H_{2} O ⟶ 4 H F + O_{2}

3 F_{2} + 3 H_{2} O ⟶ 6 H F + O_{3}

H F

exist as

H^{+}

and

F^{-}

in a solution.

Q. At room temperature, the reaction between water and fluorine produces