2 Hg + XeF4 → Xe + 2 HgF2

This is an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction:

XeIV + 4 e- → Xe0 (reduction)

2 Hg0 - 4 e- → 2 HgII (oxidation)

XeF4 is an oxidizing agent, Hg is a reducing agent.

Reactants:

  • Hg
    • Names: Mercury source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04, Hg source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07, Quicksilver source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04
    • Appearance: Odourless heavy mobile silvery liquid metal source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04
  • XeF4 – Xenon tetrafluoride source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Other names: Xenon(IV) fluoride source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Appearance: White solid source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27

Products:

  • Xe
    • Names: Xenon source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04, Xe source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07, Element 54 source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07
    • Appearance: Colourless odourless compressed liquefied gas source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04
  • HgF2 – Mercury(II) fluoride source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27
    • Other names: Mercuric fluoride source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Appearance: Cubic crystals source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27