fluorine
Teflon's key element
Fluorine is a chemical element, a pale yellow gas that is the most reactive of all elements.
It combines violently with nearly everything it contacts, including materials that resist other chemicals.
Fluorine compounds appear in toothpaste, non-stick coatings, and refrigerants.
The element is essential for producing uranium fuel and many pharmaceuticals.
Salt-producing element group
- periodic tableSystematic display of elements
- FLetter after E
- nonmetalElement without conductivity
- electronNegative subatomic particle
valence · electronegativity · reactivity · oxidation · gas · diatomic · pale yellow · pungent
SF₆ insulating compound
Oral cleaning gel
- dentalRelating to teeth
- enamelHard glossy coating
- cavity preventionProtecting teeth from decay
- refrigerantHeat-transfer medium
propellant · nonstick coating · semiconductor · etching · pharmaceuticals · anesthetics · PET scan · tracer
Destroys by chemical action
- burnsHeat-caused tissue damage
- reactiveTending to respond
- dangerousApt to cause harm
- safetyFreedom from harm
ventilation · exposure · OSHA · handling · storage · calcium gluconate · decontamination
Electron-accepting reactant
- bond strengthAttachment resistance to separation
- substitutionExchange of one for another
- inorganicNot from living matter
- catalystAgent enabling change
halogen
Salt-producing element group
- periodic tableSystematic display of elements
- FLetter after E
- nonmetalElement without conductivity
electron · valence · electronegativity · reactivity · oxidation · gas · diatomic · pale yellow · pungent · corrosive
sulfur hexafluoride
SF₆ insulating compound
- TeflonNonstick pan coating
- PTFEFluoropolymer with low friction
- freonChlorofluorocarbon refrigerant brand
CFC · fluoropolymer · cryolite · fluorspar
toothpaste
Oral cleaning gel
- dentalRelating to teeth
- enamelHard glossy coating
- cavity preventionProtecting teeth from decay
refrigerant · propellant · nonstick coating · semiconductor · etching · pharmaceuticals · anesthetics · PET scan · tracer
corrosive
Destroys by chemical action
safety · ventilation · exposure · OSHA · handling · storage · calcium gluconate · decontamination
oxidizer
Electron-accepting reactant
- bond strengthAttachment resistance to separation
- substitutionExchange of one for another
- inorganicNot from living matter
- Halogenating Agentsbromine, chlorine, iodine, chlorine gas, HF
- Oxidizersoxygen, chlorine, bromine, iodine, ozone
- chemicalschemicals, compounds, acids, reagents, solutions
- gasesgas, air, oxygen, helium, nitrogen
- periodic tableperiodic table, elements, hydrogen, helium, carbon
- elementsoxygen, hydrogen, carbon, helium, nitrogen
- fluoride toothpasteOral hygiene compound with mineral
- fluoride treatmentsMineral application for teeth
- sodium fluorideInorganic salt preventing decay
- water fluoridationTreating tap water for teeth
- fluoride rinseOral solution preventing cavities
- sulfuryl fluorideInsecticidal fumigant gas
sodium fluoride, fluoride, fluorite, fluoridation, fluoridate, fluorides, fluorination, fluorinated, hydrofluoric