Oxygen fluorides
Encyclopedia
An oxygen fluoride is a compound containing only the chemical element
s oxygen
and fluorine
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Two are well known:
Chemical element
A chemical element is a pure chemical substance consisting of one type of atom distinguished by its atomic number, which is the number of protons in its nucleus. Familiar examples of elements include carbon, oxygen, aluminum, iron, copper, gold, mercury, and lead.As of November 2011, 118 elements...
s oxygen
Oxygen
Oxygen is the element with atomic number 8 and represented by the symbol O. Its name derives from the Greek roots ὀξύς and -γενής , because at the time of naming, it was mistakenly thought that all acids required oxygen in their composition...
and fluorine
Fluorine
Fluorine is the chemical element with atomic number 9, represented by the symbol F. It is the lightest element of the halogen column of the periodic table and has a single stable isotope, fluorine-19. At standard pressure and temperature, fluorine is a pale yellow gas composed of diatomic...
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Two are well known:
- oxygen difluorideOxygen difluorideOxygen difluoride is the chemical compound with the formula F2O. As predicted by VSEPR theory, the molecule adopts a "V" shaped structure like H2O, but it has very different properties, being a strong oxidizer.-Preparation:...
- dioxygen difluorideDioxygen difluorideDioxygen difluoride is a compound with the formula . It exists as an orange solid that melts into a red liquid at −163 °C It is a strong oxidant and decomposes into and oxygen even at −160 °C .-Preparation:...