Although atmospheric ozone depletion is a widely known phenomenon, the estimate that as much as 90% of the xenon originally in Earth’s atmosphere is now absent is largely unknown. The synthesis and study of XeO2 (D. S. Brock, G. J. Schrobilgen, J. Am. Chem. Soc. , 2011 , 133 , 6265) supports the hypothesis that the reaction of SiO2 from the Earth’s core with Xe may be responsible for the depletion of this noble gas.
a. Describe how the synthesis of XeO2 is carried out, including the reactants, conditions, temperature sensitivity, and hazards associated with the synthesis.
b. Explain why monomeric XeO2 would likely be soluble in water.
c. Raman spectroscopic studies were vital to characterize XeO2 . What experimental observation suggested that XeO2 only contains Xe—O bonding? What experimental observation suggested that XeO2 did not contain any hydrogen atoms?
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