Fluorine is a pale yellow or brown gas that is highly corrosive. Here are some of the more common uses of fluorine in the world today. Uses of Fluorine. Some compounds of fluorine (such as sodium fluoride, stannous fluoride and sodium MFP) are added to toothpastes to prevent dental cavities. These are now regularly added to water as well. read more
In its elemental form, the uses of fluorine also include as a common etching chemical for glass or silicon substrates in semiconductor manufacturing and as the etching compound hydrofluoric acid (HF). read more