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Fluorine
By: Aidan Marx​

Symbol: F
Atomic number: 9
Atomic mass:18.998
Protons: 9
Electrons: 9
Neutrons: 10
Energy Levels: 2

Fluorine Reacting with Caesium
Element 9 - Fluorine - Science Notes and Projects." Science Notes and Projects. Wordpress, 31 May 2013. Web. 22 Jan. 2015.
   Fluorine was discovered by the French chemist, Henri Moissan in 1886. He passed an electric current

through Hydrogen Fluoride
(H2F2) and collected the gas produced, Fluorine. 
Fluorine is hard to store,

because it is the strongest oxidizing
element known. Containers made out of steel, copper, or nickel will

deteriorate them. The only containers that can
withstand Fluorine, need to be lined with a Fluoride product,

like Teflon. Fluorine is the 13th most abundant element in the Earth’s crust. Fluorine reacts violently when

at room temperature with almost
all elements. When Fluorine is mixed with hydrocarbons, Fluorine cracks

the carbon to carbon bonds and strips the hydrogens,
leaving Hydrogen Fluoride (HF) and carbon

tetrafluoride (CF3).
Water burns in Fluorine to give hydrogen Fluorine and oxygen.
 Sodium Fluoride (NaF)is

used in drinking water and toothpaste to prevent tooth decay .
Polytetrafluoroethylene (-{C2F4}n-)is

​commonly known as Teflon. It prevents food from sticking to cooking pans.
Chlorofluorocarbons (CClxFx) is

commonly known as Freon. It is used to be used in air conditioners and refrigerators as a coolant.


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