difluoride

Binary fluorine compound

A difluoride is a chemical compound containing two fluorine atoms bonded to another element: sulfur difluoride, xenon difluoride, oxygen difluoride.

The prefix di- distinguishes it from monofluorides (one fluorine) and higher fluorides like trifluoride or hexafluoride.

compound

halide

Halogen-element compound

  • binaryConsisting of two parts
  • formulaFixed method or notation
  • saltSodium chloride compound

crystal · lattice · inorganic · oxide · chloride · sulfide · bromide · iodide · hydride · carbide

properties

corrosive

Destroys by chemical action

volatile · stability · oxidizer · hygroscopic · sublimation · melting point · boiling point · density · solubility · decomposition

bonding

covalent

Sharing electrons between atoms

hybridization · polarity · dipole · electronegativity · sigma · bent · linear · geometry · polar · nonpolar

Opposites
fluorine atom count

difluoridehexafluoride

Six-fluorine chemical compound

fluoride

Family

fluoride, fluorides, fluorine, fluoro, hexafluoride, fluoridation, fluoridated, fluoridate, fluorosis

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