Fluorine

=Element Name= By: Kelly and Maria


 * Atomic Number:**  9


 * Protons: 9**
 * Electrons: 9**


 * Neutrons: 10**
 * Average Atomic Mass:** 18.9984032 amu


 * Isotopes:**17F 18F 20F 21F 22F 23F


 * Discovery:** Fluorine was discovered by Henri Moissan who used an apparatus constructed from platinum.


 * Name:** Fluorine was named after //the Latin word "fluere" meaning to flow.//


 * Uses:** Fluorine is used in making; high-temperature plastics, isotopically fractionated uranium, for etching the glass of light bulbs, fluorochloro hydrocarbons are used extensively in air conditioning and refrigeration, and toothpaste.

We learned that fluorine is used in some types of toothpaste. We also learned that the boiling point of fluorine is -306.62 °F.
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