Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Xenic acid is a noble gas compound formed by the dissolution of xenon trioxide in water. Its chemical formula is H2XeO4. It is a very powerful oxidizing agent and its decomposition is dangerous as it liberates a large amount of gaseous products – xenon oxygen and ozone.Its existence was hypothesized by Linus Pauling in 1933. Xenic acid has been used as an oxidizing agent in organic chemistry.Salts of xenic acid are called xenates containing the HXeO−4 anion.
