Although the CIO4- and IO4- ions have been known for a long time, BrO4- was not synthesized

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Although the CIO4- and IO4- ions have been known for a long time, BrO4- was not synthesized until 1965. The ion was synthesized by oxidizing the bromate ion with xenon difluoride, producing xenon, hydrofluoric acid, and the perbromate ion.
(a) Write the balanced equation for this reaction.
(b) What are the oxidation states of Br in the Br-containing species in this reaction?
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Chemistry The Central Science

ISBN: 978-0321696724

12th edition

Authors: Theodore Brown, Eugene LeMay, Bruce Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward

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