Xenon dibromide
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Xenon dibromide is an unstable chemical compound with the chemical formula XeBr2. It was only produced by the decomposition of
iodine-129 Iodine-129 (129I) is a long-lived radioisotope of iodine which occurs naturally, but also is of special interest in the monitoring and effects of man-made nuclear fission products, where it serves as both tracer and potential radiological contamin ...
: :129IBr2 → XeBr2 + e Attempts to prepare this compound by combining elemental
xenon Xenon is a chemical element with the symbol Xe and atomic number 54. It is a dense, colorless, odorless noble gas found in Earth's atmosphere in trace amounts. Although generally unreactive, it can undergo a few chemical reactions such as the ...
and
bromine Bromine is a chemical element with the symbol Br and atomic number 35. It is the third-lightest element in group 17 of the periodic table ( halogens) and is a volatile red-brown liquid at room temperature that evaporates readily to form a simi ...
only resulted in the XeBr
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. This compound is expected to be less stable than
xenon difluoride Xenon difluoride is a powerful fluorinating agent with the chemical formula , and one of the most stable xenon compounds. Like most covalent inorganic fluorides it is moisture-sensitive. It decomposes on contact with water vapor, but is otherwis ...
and xenon dichloride. It is also expected to decompose to xenon and bromine.


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