hydrofluoric acid

Summary

hydrofluoric acid is an aqueous solution^[1]. It draws 2,516 Wikipedia views per month (aqueous_solution category, ranking #3 of 10).^[2]

Key Facts

• hydrofluoric acid's instance of is recorded as aqueous solution^[3].
• hydrofluoric acid's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity^[4].
• fluorite is named after hydrofluoric acid^[5].
• hydrofluoric acid's canonical SMILES is recorded as F^[6].
• hydrofluoric acid's chemical formula is recorded as HF^[7].
• hydrofluoric acid is a type of hydrohalic acid^[8].
• hydrofluoric acid's Commons category is recorded as Hydrofluoric acid^[9].
• hydrofluoric acid comprises water^[10].
• hydrofluoric acid comprises hydrogen fluoride^[11].
• hydrofluoric acid's found in taxon is recorded as Catha edulis^[12].
• hydrofluoric acid's UN packaging group is recorded as I^[13].
• hydrofluoric acid's pKa is recorded as {'amount': '+3.17'}^[14].
• hydrofluoric acid's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[15].
• hydrofluoric acid's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+20.006228252'}^[16].
• hydrofluoric acid's melting point is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25267', 'amount': '-44'}^[17].
• hydrofluoric acid's boiling point is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25267', 'amount': '+85.8'}^[18].
• hydrofluoric acid's safety classification and labelling is recorded as NFPA 704: Standard System for the Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response^[19].
• hydrofluoric acid's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[20].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include aqueous solution^[3] and type of chemical entity^[4]. hydrofluoric acid is a type of hydrohalic acid^[8].

Origins

fluorite is named after hydrofluoric acid^[5].

Use and Application

Components include water^[10], a type of chemical entity^[21] and hydrogen fluoride^[11], a type of chemical entity^[22].

Influence

Things named for hydrofluoric acid include fluorine^[23], a chemical element^[24].

Why It Matters

hydrofluoric acid draws 2,516 Wikipedia views per month (aqueous_solution category, ranking #3 of 10).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]

Entities named for it include fluorine^[23], a chemical element^[24].