Fluorine - Element Properties and Periodic Table Information

Fluorine - An element from the Periodic Table based on the IOUPAC 1985 standard

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Definition of the Fluorine Element
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.

Origin / Meaning of the name Fluorine
The name originates from the Latin word 'fluo' meaning flow.

Classification of the Fluorine Element
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.

Facts about the Discovery and History of the Fluorine Element
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 the Fluorine Element
Obtained from the mineral fluorite

Associated Uses of Fluorine
Production of uranium
Air conditioning
Refrigeration
Insecticide
Toothpaste
Added to municipal water supplies
Teflon
 

The Properties of the Fluorine Element
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

Fluorine and the Periodic Table
Check out Fluorine on the Periodic Table which arranges each 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 information and for an instant comparison of the Atomic Weight, Melting Point, Boiling Point and Mass - G/cc with any other element. An invaluable source of facts and information as a Chemistry reference guide.

Fluorine - 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 and 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.
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The Element Fluorine

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