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tetrafluoride

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  • noun chemistry any chloride containing four fluorine atoms in each molecule

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  • When you're making phosphate fertilizers ... the process generates two very toxic gasses: hydrogen fluoride and silicon tetrafluoride.

    Dr. Joseph Mercola: The Health Hazards of Water Fluoridation (VIDEO) Dr. Joseph Mercola 2010

  • When you're making phosphate fertilizers ... the process generates two very toxic gasses: hydrogen fluoride and silicon tetrafluoride.

    Dr. Joseph Mercola: The Health Hazards of Water Fluoridation (VIDEO) Dr. Joseph Mercola 2010

  • When you're making phosphate fertilizers ... the process generates two very toxic gasses: hydrogen fluoride and silicon tetrafluoride.

    Dr. Joseph Mercola: The Health Hazards of Water Fluoridation (VIDEO) Dr. Joseph Mercola 2010

  • Everything is molten tetrafluoride, but U is separated from Th by bubbling F gas and that makes it gaseous UF6 reduce to UF4 again for use.

    Rabett Run EliRabett 2009

  • Uranium tetrafluoride (UF4) is frequently produced as an intermediate in the processing of uranium.

    Uranium 2009

  • The tetrafluoride is then fed into a fluidized bed reactor with gaseous fluorine to produce UF6.

    Uranium enrichment 2009

  • The metal can also be produced by electrolysis of KUF5 or uranium tetrafluoride (UF4), dissolved in a molten mixture of calcium chloride (CaCl2) and sodium chloride (NaCl).

    Uranium 2009

  • Uranium tetrafluoride (UF4) is often called green-salt because of its characteristic color.

    Uranium 2009

  • This is then reacted in another kiln with hydrogen fluoride (HF) to form uranium tetrafluoride (UF4).

    Uranium enrichment 2009

  • The chemical elements and compounds are substantive kinds; the different chemical reactions are dynamic kinds; a tetrahedral molecular structure is a (structural) property kind (whose species include the particular tetrahedral structures of methane, carbon tetrachloride, silicon tetrafluoride and so forth).

    Natural Kinds Bird, Alexander 2008

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