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Xenon hexafluoride
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<p>Xenon hexafluoride is a <a href="/facts/Noble_gas_compound/vkIWeVeF">noble gas compound</a> with the <a href="/facts/Chemical_formula/hghUtthl">formula</a> XeF6. It is one of the three binary fluorides of <a href="/facts/Xenon/9E3XR69R">xenon</a> that have been studied experimentally, the other two being <a href="/facts/Xenon_difluoride/vKS7zojD">XeF2</a> and <a href="/facts/Xenon_tetrafluoride/blYIn0x7">XeF4</a>. All of them are <a href="/facts/Exergonic/2kPJobE7">exergonic</a> and stable at normal temperatures. XeF6 is the strongest <a href="/facts/Fluorinating_agent/vYrGVWcJ">fluorinating agent</a> of the series. It is a colorless solid that readily sublimes into intensely yellow vapors. </p>