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Hydrofluoric acid attacks glass by reaction with silicon dioxide to form gaseous or water-soluble silicon fluorides. This dissolution process proceeds as follows:

  • SiO2 + 4 HF → SiF4(g) + 2 H2O
  • SiO2 + 6 HF → H2SiF6 + 2 H2O
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