How does #Kr# react with #F_2#?

1 Answer
Nov 4, 2017

With difficulty.....

Explanation:

The elements are directly combined at high temperature....

#Kr(g) + F_2(g) stackrel(Delta)rarr KrF_2(g)#

And it is an old joke among inorganic chemists that you can always tell which one is the fluorine chemist because they are the ones missing eyes or fingers....