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Is fluoride a base

Updated: 12/15/2022

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No, a fluoride is a salt.

Note that in dental health many compounds called fluoride are not simple fluorides.

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Is sodium fluoride an acid or base?

Flouride is a base. It acts as a cleaning base in most toothpaste.

What is in tooth paist?

Fluoride, and they are alkali or base.

Is sodium fluoride a salt or a base?

salt

What is the conjugate base of hydrofluoric acid?

The conjugate base is the fluoride ion, F-

What is the conjugate base for hf?

The fluoride ion, F-.

Is deuterium fluoride an acid or a base?

Deuterium flouride is an acid

Is potassium fluoride acid or base?

Potassium Flouride is a salt. It is neither acid nor base. It tends to be slightly alkaline.

What is the name of the conjugate base found in HF?

The conjugate base of HF is the fluoride ion F-

Is magnesium fluoride an acid base or salt?

Neither, MgCl2 is to be considered a neutral salt.

Is HF a weak base?

No, it is a weak acid.Answer:HF (Hydrogen fluoride) or hydrofluoric acid when in soluton is a very corrosive acid.

Is BaF2 a strong acid or base?

Barium fluoride can be considered to be the salt of barium hydroxide (a weak base) and HF (a strong acid). And a solution of BaF2 will be weakly acidic.

Is fluoride an oxidation of fluoride?

No, The fluoride ion is a reduced form of fluorine.

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