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Hydrogen Fluoride
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Main-Family
Inorganics
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Mineral Acids
Physical State

Liquid

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Hydrofluoric Acid
Abbreviation
HF
Names
Hydrogen Fluoride; Fluorane; Fluorhydric Acid; Hydronium Fluoride

Description

Hydrofluoric acid is a solution of hydrogen fluoride (HF) in water. Solutions of HF are colourless, acidic and highly corrosive. It is used to make most Fluorine-containing compounds; examples include the commonly used pharmaceutical antidepressant medication Fluoxetine (Prozac) and the material PTFE (Teflon). Elemental fluorine is produced from it. It is commonly used to etch glass and silicon wafers.

Hydrofluoric acid is mainly produced by treatment of the mineral Fluorite, CaF2, with concentrated sulfuric acid at approximately 265°C.

CaF2 + H2SO4 → 2 HF + CaSO4


Because of its high reactivity toward glass, hydrofluoric acid is stored in fluorinated plastic (often PTFE) containers.

A 48% solution has a density of 1.15 g/mL.

Source: Hydrofluoric Acid, Wikipedia

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Identifiers
logo CAS Number
7664-39-3
logo EC Number
231-634-8
logo ECHA InfoCard
100.028.759
logo IUPAC Name
Fluorane
logo PubChem ID
14917
Chemical Data
Chemical Formula

HF(aqueous)

Molecular Weight (g/mol)
20.006403163
Sulfur Content (wt%)
0
Specific Gravity
1.15
Crude Data
API Gravity
-8.46
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