Oxidation Number of Xenon

Oxidation Numbers and Position in the Periodic Table

Compounds of xenon are by far the most numerous of the rare-gas compounds.

With the exception of XePtF₆, rare-gas compounds have oxidation numbers of +2, +4, +6, and +8,  as shown by the examples cited in the table below.

Compounds of Xenon and their Oxidation Numbers

Compound		Oxidation Number			Compound		Oxidation Number
XeF+		+2			XeO3		+6
XeF2		+2			XeOF4		+6
Xe2F3+		+2			XeO2F2		+6
XeF3+		+4			XeO3F-		+6
XeF4		+4			XeO4		+8
XeOF2		+4			XeO64-		+8
XeF5+		+6			XeO3F2		+8
XeF6		+6			XeO2F4		+8
Xe2F11+		+6			XeOF5+		+8