Fluorine


 * Element Name:** Fluorine


 * Element Symbol:** F


 * Atomic Mass:** 19[[image:fluorine_umara.png width="216" height="288" align="right"]]


 * Atomic Number:** 9


 * Protons:** 9


 * Electrons:** 9


 * Discovery:** The discovery of fluorine was made in 1670 by George Gore.


 * How It was Named:** It was named for the Latin and French words for flow, fluere.


 * State Of Mater:** Gas


 * Melting Point:** -129.62°c


 * Boiling Point:** -188.12°c


 * Characteristics:** Fluorine is the most electronegative and reactive of all elements. It's a pale yellow, corrosive gas. Finely divided metals, glass, ceramics, and even water burn in fluorine with a bright flame.


 * Uses Of Element:** Fluorine and it's compound are used in producing uranium, and more than 100 commercial fluorochemicals, including many high-temperature plastics. Fluorochlorohydrocarbons are used in air conditioning and refrigeration.


 * Interesting Facts:** Fluorine finally isolated in 1866 by Ferdinand Frederic Henri Moissan, a French chemist, after almost 74 years of continuous effort. Fluorine reacts with almost all organic and inorganic substances.

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