Facts about the
Definition of the Element Fluorine
The Element Fluorine is defined as...
A pale-yellow, highly corrosive, poisonous, gaseous halogen
element, the most electronegative and most reactive of all the
elements, used in a wide variety of industrially important
compounds. The most common uses of Fluorine are
in the Production of uranium, Air conditioning, Refrigeration,
Insecticide, Toothpaste, Added to municipal water supplies and
Teflon.
Interesting Facts
about the Origin and Meaning of the element name Fluorine
What are the origins of the word Fluorine ?
The name originates from the Latin word 'fluo' meaning flow.
Facts about the
Classification of the Element Fluorine
Fluorine is classified as an element in the 'Halogens' section
which can be located in group 7 of the Periodic Table. The term
"halogen" means "salt-former" and compounds containing halogens
are called "salts". The halogens exist, at room temperature, in
all three states of matter - Gases such as Fluorine & Chlorine,
Solids such as Iodine and Astatine and Liquid as in Bromine.
Brief Facts about the
Discovery and History of the Element Fluorine
First described in 1529 by Georigius Agricola for its use as a
flux. Fluorine was discovered by Joseph Henri Moissan in 1886.
Moissan won the 1906 Nobel Prize in chemistry.
Occurrence of the
element Fluorine in
the Atmosphere
Obtained from the mineral fluorite
Common Uses of
Fluorine
Production of uranium
Air conditioning
Refrigeration
Insecticide
Toothpaste
Added to municipal water supplies
Teflon
The Properties of the Element Fluorine
Name of Element : Fluorine
Symbol of Element : F
Atomic Number of Fluorine : 9
Atomic Mass: 18.998404 amu
Melting Point: -219.62 °C - 53.530006 °K
Boiling Point: -188.14 °C - 85.01 °K
Number of Protons/Electrons in Fluorine : 9
Number of Neutrons in Fluorine : 10
Crystal Structure: Cubic
Density @ 293 K: 1.696 g/cm3
Color of Fluorine : pale-yellow
The element Fluorine and the Periodic Table
Find out more facts about Fluorine on the Periodic Table which
arranges every chemical element according to its atomic number, as
based on the periodic law, so that chemical elements with similar
properties are in the same column. Our Periodic Table is simple to
use - just click on the symbol for Fluorine for additional facts and
info and for an instant comparison of the Atomic Weight, Melting
Point, Boiling Point and Mass - G/cc of Fluorine with any other
element. An invaluable source for more interesting facts and
information about the Fluorine element and as a Chemistry reference
guide.
Facts and Info about
the element Argon - IUPAC and the Modern Standardised Periodic Table
The Standardised Periodic Table in use today was agreed by the
International Union of Pure Applied Chemistry, IUPAC, in 1985
which includes the Fluorine element. The famous Russian Scientist,
Dimitri Mendeleev, perceived the correct classification method of
"the periodic table" for the 65 elements which were known in his
time. It was first described, in 1529, by Georigius Agricola for
its use as a flux. Fluorine was discovered by Joseph Henri Moissan
in 1886. Moissan won the 1906 Nobel Prize in chemistry. The Standardised Periodic Table now recognises more periods
and elements than Dimitri Mendeleev knew in his day but still all
fitting into his concept of the "Periodic Table" in which
Fluorine is
just one element that can be found.
