Fluorine( Flo)

FLUORINE
F

By: Huy Nguyen(
HISTORY
Fluorine was discovered by Karl Scheele in 1771.



He won the 1906 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in isolating Fluorine from its compounds.
Fluorine was isolated in 1886 by a French chemist Henri Moissan (1852-1907).
PROPERTIES
Fluorine is a pale yellow gas with a density of 1.695 grams per liter.

Fluorine gas is very toxic.

Fluorine is the most reactive element. It combines easily with every other elements except helium, neon, and argon.






Fluorine is never found in ‘free form’.
The most common fluorine minerals are fluorspar (CaF2), apatite [Ca5(F,Cl,OH)(PO4)3] and cryolite (Na3AlF6).



FACT
Fluorspar
Apatite
Cryolite
USE
Fluorine and its compounds have many uses:

Toothpaste
Rocket fuel
Production of polymers and plastics
Create isotope fractionated Uranium
Used for glass etching.