F2
37.99680632 g/mol
Industrial ChemicalDanger
Fluor
CAS7782-41-4EC231-954-8
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Halocarbon
Primary Use
manufacture of uranium hexafluoride and fluorocarbons
Fluorine is a highly reactive halogen chemical element used primarily in the manufacture of uranium hexafluoride for nuclear fuel enrichment and in the production of fluorocarbons. It is also employed in producing sulfur hexafluoride and various other fluoride compounds for industrial applications.
manufacture of uranium hexafluorideproduction of fluorocarbonsproduction of sulfur hexafluoride
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Safety Reference
Danger
H270May cause or intensify fire; oxidizer
H314Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
H330Fatal if inhaled
H280Contains gas under pressure; may explode if heated
H310Fatal in contact with skin
H318Causes serious eye damage
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H370Causes damage to organs
H372Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
H361Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
molecular fluorine
InChIKey
PXGOKWXKJXAPGV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
FF
Synonyms (25)
- F
- F2
- 100g of Scrubber Alumina
- Bifluoriden [Dutch]
- Dietary Fluorine
- F Standard Solution
- Fluor
- Fluorine 19
- Fluorine anion
- Fluorine, compressed
- Fluorine-elemental
- Fluoro [Italian]
- Fluorures acide
- Fluorures acide [French]
- Fluoruri acidi
- Fluoruri acidi [Italian]
- Saeure fluoride
- Saeure fluoride [German]
- bifluoriden
- difluorine
- fluoro
- molecular fluorine