Multiple choice

Among the following compounds -------------------- releases HF upon exposure to water.

  1. sulphur tetrafluoride

  2. xenon difluoride

  3. xenon hexafluoride

  4. nickel(II) fluoride
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Explanation

Sulphur tetrafluoride is the chemical compound. This species exists as a gas at standard conditions. It is a corrosive species that releases dangerous HF upon exposure to water or moisture. Despite these unwelcome characteristics, this compound is a useful reagent for the preparation of organofluorine compounds, some of which are important in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries.

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