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Fluorine Compounds of Xenon and Radon.
Chernick CL,
Claassen HH,
Fields PR,
Hyman HH,
Malm JG,
Manning WM,
Matheson MS,
Quarterman LA,
Schreiner F,
Selig HH,
Sheft I,
Siegel S,
Sloth EN,
Stein L,
Studier MH,
Weeks JL,
Zirin MH.
Xenon and fluorine combine readily. Xenon tetrafluoride is a colorless crystalline material, stable at room remperature. The existence of at least one other fluoride and two oxyfluorides has been demonstrated. The heaviest "inert gas," radon, also reacts with fluorine, yielding a compound less volatile than xenon tetrafluoride.
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