Perxenic acid

September 9th, 2008 by

Perxenic acid, H4XeO6, is a hypothetical acid which is actually an aqueous solution of xenon tetroxide (like chromium trioxide, in which some believe that there is really chromic acid in water).
It is a very strong oxidizing agent, and very acidic, though weaker than perchloric acid. Being a tetrabasic acid, four forms of salts may form.
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