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XeF_{6}  cannot be stored in glass because

  • Option 1)

    it doesn't react

  • Option 2)

    It reacts with SiO_{2}

  • Option 3)

    It reacts with HCl

  • Option 4)

    Both a and c

 

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As we learnt in 

Structure of Xenon hexafluoride -

Distorted octahedral and hybridisation is Sp3d3

- wherein

 

XeF6 cannot be stored in glass because it reacts with the silica present and gives the explosive XeO3

2 XeF_{6}\: \: +\: \: SiO_{2}\rightarrow 2XeOF_{4} + SiF_{4}

2 XeOF_{4}\: \: +\: \: SiO_{2}\rightarrow 2XeO_{2}F_{2} + SiF_{4}

2 XeO_{2}F_{2}\: \: +\: \: SiO_{2}\rightarrow 2XeO_{3} + SiF_{4}

 


Option 1)

it doesn't react

This answer is incorrect

Option 2)

It reacts with SiO_{2}

This answer is correct

Option 3)

It reacts with HCl

This answer is incorrect

Option 4)

Both a and c

This answer is incorrect

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