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fluorine
Summary
fluorine is a chemical element[1]. fluorine draws 131 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #43 of 144).[2]
Key Facts
- fluorine is credited with the discovery of Henri Moissan[3].
- fluorine is credited with the discovery of André-Marie Ampère[4].
- fluorine's instance of is recorded as chemical element[5].
- fluorine's instance of is recorded as lithophile[6].
- hydrofluoric acid is named after fluorine[7].
- fluorine was followed by neon[8].
- fluorine's location of discovery is recorded as France[9].
- fluorine's element symbol is recorded as F[10].
- fluorine's chemical formula is recorded as F[11].
- fluorine is a type of diatomic nonmetal[12].
- fluorine is a type of nonmetal[13].
- fluorine is a type of halogens[14].
- fluorine is a type of p-block[15].
- fluorine is part of perfluorinated compound[16].
- fluorine is part of period 2[17].
- fluorine is part of halogens[18].
- fluorine's Commons category is recorded as Fluorine[19].
- fluorine's Unicode character is recorded as 氟[20].
- fluorine's crystal system is recorded as cubic crystal system[21].
- fluorine's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1810[22].
- fluorine's IPA transcription is recorded as ˈflʊəriːn[23].
- fluorine's IPA transcription is recorded as ˈflɔːriːn[24].
- fluorine's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Fluorine[25].
- fluorine's Commons gallery is recorded as Fluorine[26].
- fluorine's atomic number is recorded as {'amount': '+9'}[27].
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Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include chemical element[5] and lithophile[6]. Recorded subclass of include diatomic nonmetal[12], nonmetal[13], halogens[14], and p-block[15].
Origins
hydrofluoric acid is named after fluorine[7].
Use and Application
Part of include perfluorinated compound[16], a structural class of chemical entities[28]; period 2[17], a period[29]; and halogens[18], a group[30].
Influence
Things named for fluorine include fluorapatite[31], a mineral species[32]; fluor-liddicoatite[33], a mineral species[34]; fluor-buergerite[35], a mineral species[36]; fluoro-edenite[37], a mineral species[38]; fluorapophyllite-(K)[39], a mineral species[40]; fluoborite[41], a mineral species[42]; fluorwavellite[43], a mineral species[44]; and babefphite[45], a mineral species[46].
Why It Matters
fluorine draws 131 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #43 of 144).[2] fluorine has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] fluorine is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
Entities named for fluorine include fluorapatite[31], a mineral species[32]; fluor-liddicoatite[33], a mineral species[34]; fluor-buergerite[35], a mineral species[36]; fluoro-edenite[37], a mineral species[38]; fluorapophyllite-(K)[39], a mineral species[40]; and fluoborite[41], a mineral species[42].