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Fluorine- What does it do to our body?

Fluorine is in our teeth and bones. fluorine binds with the surface structure of teeth,makingthem resistant to decay fluorine makes our teeth strong enough and it protects our… (MORE)

Jake Weatherby

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Where do you get fluorine?

Elemental fluorine could be obtained from chemical supply companies. But because it is extremely dangerous you would probably need to provide proof that you are a professional… (MORE)

Graham Howarth

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Masters degree with Distinction from Imperial College London, first degree in Chemistry from University of Central Lancashire.

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Where can you get fluorine?

Fluoride(s) may be found in toothpaste and is even added in trace quantities to drinking water in certain parts of the world. Fluorine is extremely reactive and not found in n… (MORE)

John Ellis Hartford

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Why is fluorine called fluorine?

Probably because it was first recognized in fluorspar or fluorite (which is calcium fluoride).

Chrishan Silva

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A physically-imbalanced, mathematically-insignificant stable chemical compound suspended with many melodies in classical piano repertoire.

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What are the properties of fluorine?

Fluorine is located in period 2 and group 17 in the periodic table. It is the known strongest non metal. It never gains a positive oxidation state. The corresponding acid, HF,… (MORE)

Matthew Burgess

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What is fluorine?

Fluorine is a chemical element of the periodic table, with thesymbol F and the atomic number 9.

Dale101usa

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How can you get fluorine?

Fluorine is found in nature always in chemical compounds with elements like sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, aluminum, boron, carbon, iron, lithium, nickel, phosphorus, … (MORE)

Peter Zavon

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Why was the element Fluorine named Fluorine?

The name fluorine comes from the Latin verbfluere, meaning "to flow." The material fluorspar was widely used in the 16th century as a flux, a chemical cleaning agent t… (MORE)

Joppe DeQuint

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Food and fluorine?

If found in food it is not as fluorine but as fluoride (as in salt water fish: Halibut, orange roughy, and salamon. Also found in tea leaves)

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How do you store fluorine?

Fluorine is stored in Teflon (polytetrafluoroethene or -ethylene) containers. This is due to two reasons: 1. Nearly all containers will corrode with fluorine in it; even glass… (MORE)