The kinetics of the thermal decomposition of F2O

Abstract

The thermal decomposition of F2O has been investigated in reactors of Mg, Al and quartz using a static method. The temperature was varied between 501 and 583°K and the total pressure between 10 and 750 torr. The reaction is homogeneous and at moderate and high pressures essentially of second order. In the absence of foreign gases the second order constant increases slowly with decreasing pressure. All added gases increase the reaction rate. The following mechanism explains the results:. © 1972.