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Science 14 August 1964:
Vol. 145. no. 3633, pp. 701 - 702
DOI: 10.1126/science.145.3633.701
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Xenon Hexafluoride: Preparation of Pure Form and Melting Point

Irving Sheft 1, Thomas M. Spittler 1, and Francis H. Martin 1

1 Chemistry Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois

Xenon hexafluoride forms an addition compound with sodium fluoride which can be used to separate it from the other xenon fluorides and oxyfluoride. The melting point of pure xenon hexafluoride prepared in this way was 47.7 ± 0.2°C.


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