2 Cu + XeF4 → Xe + 2 CuF2

This is an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction:

2 Cu0 - 4 e- → 2 CuII (oxidation)

XeIV + 4 e- → Xe0 (reduction)

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

Reactants:

  • Cu
    • Names: Copper source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04, Copper (dusts and mists, as Cu) source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02, Cu source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07
    • Appearance: Solid in various forms. turns green on exposure to moist air source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04; Reddish, lustrous, malleable, odorless solid. source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02
  • 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
  • CuF2 – Copper difluoride source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27
    • Other names: Copper(II) fluoride source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27, Cupric fluoride; Copper fluoride; Copper (2+) Difluoride source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27, Cupric fluoride source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Appearance: White crystalline powder | When hydrated: Blue source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27