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How do fluoride and fluorine differ?

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First off, yes, it's fluorine and fluoride and not flourine and flouride. The mis-spelling is common, but the 'u' comes before the 'o'. Fluorine is a chemical element. In pure form, it is a highly toxic, reactive, yellowish-green gas. read more

Learn the difference between the two chemicals. The misspelling of fluorine and fluoride is very common, but that is not the only difference. Learn the difference between the two chemicals. read more

Fluoride is a bogus chemical name as it can refer to one of several toxic products use to kill bacteria in the mouth. These bacteria are mostly Streptococcus mutans. These bacteria can eat 6-carbon sugars. These sugars are made of 6 carbon atoms. The reactivity of fluorine is known to be the highest. read more

Fluorine and fluoride have different physical and chemical properties due to the change of one electron. Fluorine. Fluorine is an element in the periodic table which is denoted by F. It is a halogen (17th group) in the 2nd period of the periodic table. The atomic number of fluorine is 9, thus, it has nine protons and nine electrons. read more

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