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    fluorine

    US /ˈflʊrˌin, -ɪn, ˈflɔr-, ˈflor-/

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    UK /ˈflɔ:ri:n/

    A1
    n. (u.)Uncountable NounNonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens; usually a yellow irritating toxic flammable gas; a powerful oxidizing agent; recovered from fluorite or cryolite or fluorapatite
    Fluorine reacts very easily
    n. (u.)Uncountable NounFluorine as a component of chemical compounds, especially those used in dental care.
    Many toothpastes contain fluorine to help prevent cavities.

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    The Periodic Table Song (2018 UPDATE!)

    03:05The Periodic Table Song (2018 UPDATE!)
    • Nitrogen all through the air, it's oxygen so you can breathe, and fluorine for your pretty teeth.

      Nitrogen all through the air, it's oxygen so you can breathe, and fluorine for your pretty teeth.

    • And Fluorine for your pretty teeth

      And Fluorine for your pretty teeth

    C1

    Trion ICP / RIE Dry Etch - Standard Operating Procedures

    14:38Trion ICP / RIE Dry Etch - Standard Operating Procedures
    • Our Trion system is both an IRE and an ICP, and it provides fluorine-based etching gases.

      Our Trion system is both an IRE and an ICP, and it provides fluorine-based etching gases.

    • Our Trion system is both an IRE and an ICP, and it provides fluorine-based etching gases.

      Our Trion system is both an IRE and an ICP, and it provides fluorine-based etching gases.

    B1

    31 Jokes for NERDS!

    03:5331 Jokes for NERDS!
    • And she's so ugly not even fluorine would bond with her.

      And she's so ugly not even fluorine would bond with her.

    • Even though, you know, your mom's so fat that her Patronus is a cake and she's so ugly not even fluorine would bond with her.

      Even though, you know, your mom's so fat that her Patronus is a cake and she's so ugly not even fluorine would bond with her.

    B1

    5 of the World's Most Dangerous Chemicals

    10:455 of the World's Most Dangerous Chemicals
    • Fluorinating agents rip other molecules apart to replace their hydrogen atoms with fluorine.

      Fluorinating agents rip other molecules apart to replace their hydrogen atoms with fluorine.

    • The result is what chemists call a violently exothermic reaction, in this case known as a fluorine fire.

      The result is what chemists call a violently exothermic reaction, in this case known as a fluorine fire.

    B2

    Stanford Nanofabrication Facility: Dry Etching - Introduction (Part 1 of 4)

    13:11Stanford Nanofabrication Facility: Dry Etching - Introduction (Part 1 of 4)
    • We have a reaction, in this case fluorine, coming down the surface, etching, reacting with the surface, and a byproduct, silicon tetrafluoride, coming off.

      We have a reaction, in this case fluorine, coming down the surface, etching, reacting with the surface, and a byproduct, silicon tetrafluoride, coming off.

    • We have a reactant that indicates fluorine coming down the surface, etching reacting with this surface, and

      We have a reactant that indicates fluorine coming down the surface, etching reacting with this surface, and

    B2

    Stanford Nanofabrication Facility: Dry Etching - Choosing a Dry Etching Process & Tool (Part 4 of 4)

    18:58Stanford Nanofabrication Facility: Dry Etching - Choosing a Dry Etching Process & Tool (Part 4 of 4)
    • If we're talking about really deep, and we're talking about silicon, then we can use what we call the deep silicon etch process, with fluorine based, with a switching between etch and deposition.

      If we're talking about really deep, and we're talking about silicon, then we can use what we call the deep silicon etch process, with fluorine based, with a switching between etch and deposition.

    • If we're talking about really deep and we're talking about silicon then we can use what we call the deep silicon X process where we're fluorine-based with X with a switching between X and deposition.

      If we're talking about really deep and we're talking about silicon then we can use what we call the deep silicon X process where we're fluorine-based with X with a switching between X and deposition.

    B2

    The Periodic Table in a 2D World

    04:22The Periodic Table in a 2D World
    • So that carbon, sulfur, zinc, and cadmium would be the names of the 2D noble gases, and the 2D halogens, which in 3D are fluorine, chlorine, etc, would be instead boron, phosphorus, copper, silver, etc.

      So that carbon, sulfur, zinc, and cadmium would be the names of the 2D noble gases, and the 2D halogens, which in 3D are fluorine, chlorine, etc, would be instead boron, phosphorus, copper, silver, etc.

    • So that the noble gases are still neon, argon, krypton, etc, the halogens are still fluorine and chlorine, and so on.

      So that the noble gases are still neon, argon, krypton, etc, the halogens are still fluorine and chlorine, and so on.

    B2

    Stanford Nanofabrication Facility: Dry Etching - Dry Etching Mechanisms (Part 3 of 4)

    18:38Stanford Nanofabrication Facility: Dry Etching - Dry Etching Mechanisms (Part 3 of 4)
    • The typical case we use a lot is fluorine, CF4 from fluorine, basically etching silicon.

      The typical case we use a lot is fluorine, CF4 from fluorine, basically etching silicon.

    • And then typical case that we use a lot is, uh, is, uh, fluorine CF4 from fluorine basically, uh, uh, etching, uh, silicon.

      And then typical case that we use a lot is, uh, is, uh, fluorine CF4 from fluorine basically, uh, uh, etching, uh, silicon.

    B2

    SLOW "The NEW Periodic Table Song (In Order)" (AsapSCIENCE 2013)

    04:21SLOW "The NEW Periodic Table Song (In Order)" (AsapSCIENCE 2013)
    • and fluorine for your pretty teeth, neon to light up the signs, sodium for salty times, magnesium, aluminium, silicon, phosphorus, then sulfur, chlorine, then argon, potassium, and

      and fluorine for your pretty teeth, neon to light up the signs, sodium for salty times, magnesium, aluminium, silicon, phosphorus, then sulfur, chlorine, then argon, potassium, and

    • And fluorine for your pretty teeth

      And fluorine for your pretty teeth

    C1

    Chemistry Jokes! (Round 2)

    01:56Chemistry Jokes! (Round 2)
    • Why couldn't fluorine and helium become friends?

      Why couldn't fluorine and helium become friends?

    • Why couldn’t fluorine and helium become friends?

      Why couldn’t fluorine and helium become friends?

    B1