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Fluorine

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

FLUORINE

ASHLEY HILL 1/9/13

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DISCOVERED IN 1886

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JOSEPH HENRI MOISSAN

DISCOVERED FLUORINE
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FLUORINE DOES NOT OCCUR

FREE IN NATURE

FLUORINE OCCURS NATURALLY IN THE

earth's crust where it can be found in rocks, coal and clay.

FLUORINE IS THE 13TH MOST ABUNDANT

ELEMENT FOUND IN THE EARTHS CRUST
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THE MAIN MINING AREAS FOR FLUORITE

are China, Mexico and Western Europe
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FLUORIDES ARE RELEASED INTO THE AIR

in wind-blown soil
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FLUORINE IS ADDED TO CITY WATER SUPPLIES

in the proportion of about one part per million to help prevent tooth decay.
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THE FLUORIDE ION, FROM THE ELMENT FLUORINE,

INHIBITS TOOTH DECAY. FOUND IN TOOTHPASTES

Atomic fluorine and molecular fluorine used for plasma etching

IN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING, FLAT PANEL DISPLAY PRODUCTION + FABRICATION

PHASE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE: GAS

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-363.32 F

IS THE TEMPERATURE AT WHICH FLUORINE MELTS
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-306.62 F

IS THE TEMPERATURE AT WHICH FLUORINE BOILS
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FLUORINE READILY FORMS COMPOUNDS

WITH MOST OTHER ELEMENTS
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Even with the noble gases krypton, xenon and radon

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Fluorine is an univalent poisonous gaseous halogen

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IT IS SO REACTIVE THAT GLASS, METALS, AND EVEN WATER

as well as other substances, burn with a bright flame in a jet of fluorine gas.
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FLUORINE CAN CAUSE DEATH BY INTERFERING WITH

THE BODY'S BLOOD CALCUIM METABOLISM WHEN ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN

FLUORINE IS THE MOST REACTIVE

AND MOST ELECTRONEGATIVE OF ALL ELEMENTS
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