2022: Chemical Symbol F (+ Cool facts: Color, Uses and more...)

Every chemical element has its own symbol to represent them. But what is the F element?

The answer is Fluorine, whose symbol is F, and there's a lot of cool facts about it that most people don't know. Let me walk you through...

Fluorine Overview

Chemical Symbol

F (Fluorine)

Uses

Used in refrigerants and other fluorocarbons. Also in toothpaste as sodium fluoride (NaF) and stannous fluoride (SnF2); also in Teflon.

State at 20 °C

gas

Description

Greenish-yellow, pungent, corrosive gas. Extremely reactive. Does not occur uncombined in nature.

Name Origin

Latin: fluere (flow).

Sources

Found in the minerals fluorite (CaF2) and cryolite(Na3AlF6). Electrolysis of hydrofluoric acid (HF) or potassium acid fluoride (KHF2) is the only practical method of commercial production.

Atomic Number

9

Learn more about the atomic number.

Atomic Mass

18,9984032

Discovery

Discovered By: Henri Moissan

Year: 1886

Location: France

Learn more about the atomic mass.

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