Hi Frank, Fluorine gas, as in fluorocarbons (regarding the newer refrigerants) are supposed to have a "low" boiling point, why would this be? Is it because it is combined with the carbon or ethane? Can this type of gas also be soluble in water?
Also where do one get glass beads? Thank you, Sharlene On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 7:57 AM, [email protected] < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi There is a difference between fluorine and fluoride. Fluorine is a free > gas and has a boiling point of about -180C but a tiny amount dissolves in > water at room temperature and it is boiled off by distillation. Fluoride is > an anion usually bound to a mineral such as sodium or calcium, etc by strong > ionic bonds and it will not boil at 100C and thus will not be in the > condensate but remain in the residue. Where did you get the information that > an open distillation would not rid the fluorine? > Frank > >> >> >> > > >
