Multiple choice

The reagent used as an oxidizer in liquid rocket propellants is

  1. antimony trifluoride

  2. arsenic trifluoride

  3. bromine pentafluoride

  4. bromine trifluoride
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Bromine pentafluoride is an interhalogen compound and a fluoride of bromine. It is a strong fluorination reagent. It is also used as an oxidizer in liquid rocket propellants and as a fluorinating agent in the processing of uranium.

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