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Various towns across the country have added fluoride to their public water supply systems.

Many toothpaste manufacturers tout the fluoride in their product.

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What is the common use for fluoride?

Toothpaste contains fluoride to strengthen teeth enamel.


What can you make out of fluoride?

The fluoride radical is very useful in making toothpaste. I use it myself.


What is the chemical formula for lithium fluorine?

LiF ( Note the use and position of capitals and small case letters.


How many fluoride ions are present in 175 g of barium fluoride?

To determine the number of fluoride ions in 175 g of barium fluoride, first calculate the number of moles of barium fluoride using its molar mass. Then, use the ratio of fluoride ions to barium fluoride in the formula BaF\u2082 to find the number of fluoride ions. Finally, multiply this by Avogadro's number (6.022 x 10^23) to get the total number of fluoride ions.


Can you test for fluoride in mouth rinses with potassium nitrate?

No, potassium nitrate cannot be used to directly test for fluoride in mouth rinses. To test for fluoride in mouth rinses, you would typically need to use a fluoride ion-selective electrode or a fluoride colorimetric test kit designed specifically for determining fluoride levels. Potassium nitrate is not suitable for this purpose.


Can you use teeth whitener and fluoride mouth wash?

Definatly :)


Is it safe to keep plus white speed whitening system on your teeth all night?

no because its plus. If it has Fluoride in it I would be carefull though, because if you use to much fluoride on your teeth you can get fluoride stains that not only look hideous but are bad for you. If it does it is fine to use it just dont use it every single night.


How to calculate the fluoride (ppm) concentration in a solution?

To calculate the fluoride concentration in parts per million (ppm) in a solution, you can use the formula: Fluoride concentration (ppm) (mass of fluoride in solution / volume of solution) x 1,000,000 First, determine the mass of fluoride in the solution by multiplying the concentration of fluoride ions (in mol/L) by the molar mass of fluoride (18.998 g/mol) and the volume of the solution in liters. Then, divide the mass of fluoride by the volume of the solution and multiply by 1,000,000 to get the concentration in ppm.


What is a good sentence using the word enthalpy?

The first is the comparatively very high lattice enthalpy of the solid fluoride.


How much fluoride is needed daily?

The FDA has not set an RDA for fluoride. In fact, according to many sources, they have never actually approved its use. That has to do with fluoride being in use before the FDA was formed in 1938. Unfortunately, its use was in rat poison. Today, there is much debate concerning fluoride and its safety (or more to the point, it being unsafe) for humans. As such, it appears that tolerance levels are the issue, rather than how much is needed daily.


How many forms of fluoride are there?

Well, I don't have a number for you. I can tell you that in Dentistry we use 3 main types of fluoride for therapeutic use. NaF also known as sodium fluoride APF also know is acidulated phosphate fluoride SnF also known as stannous fluoride Fluoride may occur in many other forms that I am not aware of, but these are the forms that are used to produce clinical results. I couldn't tell you how many forms of fluoride there, but if you are concerned that you need fluoride for your teeth, don't worry, If you get your teeth cleaned the recommended twice a year, the dentist should do a fluoride treatment. That is plenty. Also, If you live in the city, you are getting additional fluoride because most cities add a small amaount of fluoride to their drinking water resurves for this purpose, not to mention it helps keep the water you are drinking healthy. i thought there was like 600 and even more


Do dentists use fluoride?

Sodium and strontium fluorides are used in toothpastes.