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Fluoroantimonic acid (HSbF 6 ) is a mixture of hydrogen fluoride and antimony pentafluoride in various ratios. [ 1 ] The 1:1 combination forms the strongest known superacid , which has been demonstrated to protonate even hydrocarbons to afford carbocations and H 2 . [ 2 ] The reaction of hydrogen fluoride (HF) and SbF 5 is exothermic. HF, being a Lewis base , attacks the molecules of SbF 5 to give an adduct .
Fluoroantimonic acid
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How do Pop Rocks candy work?"
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