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Fluorine's main danger to us is its corrosive nature, not its toxicity. You would likely die of the direct damage to your tissues before you needed to worry about its being absorbed. However, in large doses compounds of fluorine, i.e. fluorides, can be toxic, affecting bone structure amongst other things.
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∙ 13y agoYes, Fluorine is toxic. But I doubt that you will ever encounter the pure element of fluorine. However, YOU MAY find FLUORIDE which can also be dangerous.
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∙ 13y agoYes, very much so. It is worse than chlorine.
Many common substances will burn on contact with it.
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∙ 6y agoFluorine is toxic and extremely corrosive.
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Is fluorine corrosive?
Yes, fluorine is extremely corrosive, and toxic to humans. Pure fluorine is bright yellow, and is often in the form of a gas.
What do fluorine and chlorine have in common?
Both are halogens with 7 valence electrons. They are both very reactive, highly toxic, diatomic gasses.
What is the physical state of fluorine at 25 degrees?
It is a gas. Fluorine has a boiling point of -188 degrees celcius. It is a highly toxic gas and is the most electronegative element in the periodic table.
What is the importance of fluorine?
Fluorine is used in many substances, including fluoride that is pumped into the water supplies of many cities because of the scientific evidence that fluoride prevents cavities in people's teeth.
What foods contain Fluorine?
Fluorine is not an essential nutrient to humans, but as a compound, it is often put in our water supplies to combat tooth decay. Some foods may have very minute traces of Fluorine as a compound. Many plants contain Fluorine compounds which acts as a defense against plant eating animals. Apart from drinking Fluoridated tap water, the next most likely means of getting Fluorine into the human body would be by taking certain prescription drugs. Elemental Fluorine is a highly toxic gas and very small doses can be deadly.
Is fluorine noxious?
Fluorine is very noxious/toxic.
Is fluorine poisonous or not poisonous?
Elemental fluorine is extremely toxic.
Is fluorine safe?
No. Fluorine is a highly reactive and extremely toxic gas.
Is fluorine corrosive?
Yes, fluorine is extremely corrosive, and toxic to humans. Pure fluorine is bright yellow, and is often in the form of a gas.
Is fluorine poisonous or not poisinous?
Elemental fluorine is extremely toxic. The fluoride ion is somewhat toxic, but is safe enough to use in toothpaste as long as you don't swallow too much.
How can you detect fluorine gas without a gas meter?
Fluorine gas is highly toxic. You can use a canary and see if it dies.
Is flourine toxic?
Fluorine is very toxic, and can set most many materials on fire, including some not typically though of as flammable.
What has the author R Y Eagers written?
R. Y. Eagers has written: 'Toxic properties of inorganic fluorine compounds' -- subject(s): Fluorine, Toxicology
Was fluorine used in World War 1?
No, that was chlorine, being enough toxic as war gas WW-I
Which element is poisonous?
A number of elements are toxic. Fluorine, phosphorus, sulfur, chlorine, cadmium, arsenic, antimony, mercury, thallium, lead, and polonium are toxic just to name a few.
The formula of a very toxic gas?
A few highly toxic gasses include hydrogen cyanide (HCN), hydrogen fluoride (HF), carbon monoxide (CO) chlorine (Cl2), and fluorine (F2).
CAN atoms be deadly poisonous?
Some elements are toxic (mercury, beryllium, etc.), corrosive (chlorine, fluorine), radioactive (plutonium, americium).
