Xenon and fluorine were mixed in a 1:1 ratio by volume and sealed in a vessel attached to a barometer. After some time, crystals were found to have formed on the walls of the vessel and the barometer showed that the pressure had dropped to 70% of its original pressure. Analysis of the gases remaining indicated 4 parts xenon to 3 parts fluorine. Assuming that the temperature remained constant and only one crystal product was formed, construct a balanced equation with state symbols for the reaction.

Xenon and fluorine were mixed in a 1:1 ratio by volume and sealed in a vessel attached to a barometer. After some time, crystals were found to have formed on the walls of the vessel and the barometer showed that the pressure had dropped to 70% of its original pressure. Analysis of the gases remaining indicated 4 parts xenon to 3 parts fluorine. Assuming that the temperature remained constant and only one crystal product was formed, construct a balanced equation with state symbols for the reaction.

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Chapter9: The Gaseous State

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