Hypofluorous acid

Hypofluorous acid is the chemical compound with the formula HOF. It is an intermediate in the oxidation of water by fluorine, which produces hydrogen fluoride and oxygen. It is the only hypohalous acid that can be isolated as a solid. HOF is explosive, decomposing to oxygen and HF. It was isolated in the pure form by fluorination of ice. For fluorine, the only known oxoacid is hypofluorous acid, HOF. It can be made by passing F2gas over ice at −40 °C, collecting the HOF gas, and condensing it: F2 + H2O → HOF + HF It decomposes explosively at room temperature to form HF and O2: 2 HOF → 2 HF + O2

Hypofluorous acid

Hypofluorous acid is the chemical compound with the formula HOF. It is an intermediate in the oxidation of water by fluorine, which produces hydrogen fluoride and oxygen. It is the only hypohalous acid that can be isolated as a solid. HOF is explosive, decomposing to oxygen and HF. It was isolated in the pure form by fluorination of ice. For fluorine, the only known oxoacid is hypofluorous acid, HOF. It can be made by passing F2gas over ice at −40 °C, collecting the HOF gas, and condensing it: F2 + H2O → HOF + HF It decomposes explosively at room temperature to form HF and O2: 2 HOF → 2 HF + O2