hexafluoride
Sign in to saveA hexafluoride is a chemical compound with the general formula QXnF6, QXnF6m−, or QXnF6m+. Many molecules fit this formula. An important hexafluoride is hexafluorosilicic acid (H2SiF6), which is a byproduct of the mining of phosphate rock. In the nuclear industry, uranium hexafluoride (UF6) is an important intermediate in the purification of this element.
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- Hexafluoride cations
- Hexafluoride anions
- Binary hexafluorides
- Binary hexafluorides of the chalcogens
- Binary hexafluorides of the noble gases
- Binary hexafluorides of the transition metals
- Binary hexafluorides of the actinides
- Chemical properties of binary hexafluorides
- Applications of binary hexafluorides
- Predicted binary hexafluorides
- Radon hexafluoride
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A hexafluoride is a chemical compound with the general formula QXnF6, QXnF6m−, or QXnF6m+. Many molecules fit this formula. An important hexafluoride is hexafluorosilicic acid (H2SiF6), which is a byproduct of the mining of phosphate rock. In the nuclear industry, uranium hexafluoride (UF6) is an important intermediate in the purification of this element.
==Hexafluoride cations== Cationic hexafluorides exist but are rarer than neutral or anionic hexafluorides. Examples are the hexafluorochlorine (ClF6+), and hexafluorobromine (BrF6+) cations.
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