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Hydrofluoric acid is a
solution of
hydrogen fluoride (HF) in water.
Solutions of HF are colorless,
acidic and
highly corrosive. A
common concentration...
- A
hydrofluoric acid burn is a
chemical burn from
hydrofluoric acid.
Where it
contacts the skin it
results in
significant pain, swelling, redness, and skin...
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dissolves in
water to
yield hydrofluoric acid. It is the prin****l
industrial source of fluorine,
often in the form of
hydrofluoric acid, and is an important...
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calcium gluconate are used to
treat hydrofluoric acid burns. The
calcium gluconate reacts with
hydrofluoric acid to form insoluble, non-toxic calcium...
- of
cryolite to make
caustic soda and
fluorine compounds,
including hydrofluoric acid at its Natrona, Pennsylvania, works, and at its
integrated chemical...
- ingestion.
Substances that
diffuse efficiently in
human tissue, e.g.,
hydrofluoric acid,
sulfur mustard, and
dimethyl sulfate, may not
react immediately,...
- Agricola's
invented Latin terminology. In the late 18th century,
hydrofluoric acid was discovered. By the
early 19th century, it was
recognized that...
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refinery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A
release of
hydrocarbons and
hydrofluoric acid in the refinery's
alkylation unit
caused a ground-hugging
vapor cloud...
- of an
acid such as
sulfuric acid (H2SO4) or
hydrofluoric acid (HF) as catalyst.
Depending on the
acid used, the unit is
called a
sulfuric acid alkylation...
- fluoride, also
known as
hydrofluoric acid.
Unlike the
other hydrohalic acids,
which are strong,
hydrofluoric acid is a weak
acid at low concentrations....
