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THE HEATS OF SUBLIMATION OF XeF$sub 2$ AND XeF$sub 4$ AND A CONJECTURE ON BONDING IN THE SOLIDS

Journal Article · · Journal of the American Chemical Society (U.S.)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00889a034· OSTI ID:4736592
The heats of sublimation ( DELTA H/sub sub/ were determined by measuring the temperature dependence of the vacuum uv absorption bands of the gas in thermal equilibrium with the crystals. A Clausius-Clayperon plot of the data gives the following values of DELTA H/sub sub/: XeF/sub 2/, 12.3 plus or minus 0.2 kcal/mole; XeF/sub 4/, 15.3 plus or minus 0.2 kcal/mole. The interpretation of these large DELTA H/sub sub/ values is considered, and it is concluded that the dominant contribution to the stability of XeF/sub 2/ and XeF/ sub 4/ arises from electrostatic interactions. The discrepancy in the Xe-- F bond length of XeF/sub 2/ estimated from the separation of the unresolved infrared P and R branches and that calculated from x-ray data, is considered briefly. (D.L.C.)
Research Organization:
Univ. of Chicago
NSA Number:
NSA-17-018038
OSTI ID:
4736592
Journal Information:
Journal of the American Chemical Society (U.S.), Journal Name: Journal of the American Chemical Society (U.S.) Vol. Vol: 85; ISSN JACSA
Country of Publication:
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Language:
English

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