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Is drinking water a compound or element?
Its a mixture. Drinking water, especially tap water, is not just H2O. There are many things in it such as chlorine and fluorine
Sources of fluorine?
Flouridated drinking water and toothpaste.
Can fluoride be a chemical compound?
Fluoride itself is a monatmic ion of the element fluorine. It must be paired with a positive ion to form a compound. The fluoride in toothpaste is sodium fluoride. Some people confuse fluoride with the mineral fluorite (calcium fluoride), which is a compound.
What element is added to drinking water and toothpaste to prevent tooth decay?
Fluoride helps prevent tooth decay
Can drinking water help my UTI?
Drinking water helps treat a UTI or urinary tract infection.
How do you treat a wound that is ulcerous?
by only drinking water
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.
What happen when Na bonds with F?
When sodium (Na) bonds with fluorine (F), they form an ionic bond where sodium loses an electron to fluorine. This results in the formation of sodium fluoride (NaF), a compound that is stable and has a crystal lattice structure. Sodium fluoride is commonly used in toothpaste and drinking water as a source of fluoride to promote dental health.
How does Elgin treat their drinking water from the Fox River?
Michigan Lake
Is fluoride a chemical compound?
Fluoride is an ion of the element fluorine. So it is not a compound. However sometimes the compound sodium fluoride, a common ingredient in toothpaste, is simply referred to a fluoride.
What are the three reasons you treat drinking water?
to improve the taste,smell and qulity
What is the word equation for fluorine and water?
Fluorine+Water----Oxygen+Hydrogen Fluoride
