Disulfur decafluoride is intermediate in reactivity between SF₄ and SF₆. It disproportionates at 150°C to these mono sulfurfluorides. Write a balanced equation for this reaction, and give the oxidation state of S in each compound

Disulfur decafluoride is intermediate in reactivity between SF₄ and SF₆. It disproportionates at 150°C to these mono sulfurfluorides. Write a balanced equation for this reaction, and give the oxidation state of S in each compound

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Problem 4E: Why are the lanthanoid elements not found in nature in their elemental forms?

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