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How was the element fluorine discovered?

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There is no element 'flourine' - it's 'fluorine'. Fluorine was discovered by Henri Moissan in 1886 who perfected a process using electrolysis to produce fluorine from fluorite, a mineral discovered in 1530. Fluorite and fluorine are not the same.

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Where was the element fluorine discovered?

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How was fluorine discovered and by whom?

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Is element fluorine stable?

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Is flouride and fluorine the same thing?

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In what country was fluorine discovered?

Fluorine was discovered in France in 1886 by the discoverer Joseph Henri Moissan.


When fluorine bonds with another element the electrons do what?

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