fluorine atom

collocation in English

meaningsoffluorineandatom

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fluorine
noun[U]
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/ˈflɔː.riːn/us
/ˈflɔːr.iːn/
a chemical element that is a poisonous, pale ...
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atom
noun[C]
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/ˈæt.əm/us
/ˈæt̬.əm/
the smallest unit of any chemical element, consisting of a positive nucleus surrounded by negative electrons. Atoms can combine to form ...
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(Definition offluorineandatomfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The fluoride ion is afluorineatomwhich has gained an electron.
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A second laser frees afluorineatom, leaving uranium pentafluoride which then precipitates out of the gas.
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Further refinement included the blocking of the p-position of the pendant phenyl ring with afluorineatom.
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One of thefluorineatomin the pyramid is shared by two neighboring chains, providing a weak link between them.
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Afluorineatomis bound to two scandium atoms, and as temperature increases the fluorine oscillates more perpendicularly to its bonds.
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This absorption is strengthened because these bonds are highly polar due to the extreme electronegativity of thefluorineatom.
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This species is a derivative of benzene, with a singlefluorineatomattached.
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The bond between thefluorineatomand the nitrogen is very weak, leading to this substance being very unstable and prone to explosion.
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Because thefluorineatomis similar in size to the hydrogen atom the overall topology of the molecule is not significantly affected, leaving the desired biological activity unaffected.
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However, this decarboxylation reaction is followed by the elimination of afluorineatom, which converts this catalytic intermediate into a conjugated imine, a highly electrophilic species.
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It was postulated that beta radiation given by uranium inclusions continuously break down calcium fluoride into calcium and fluorine atoms.
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The latter are stabilized by more fluorine atoms and lighter central atoms, so sulfur hexafluoride is especially inert.
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It is based on methane, except that two of the four hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine atoms.
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It is a derivative of hexane in which all of the hydrogen atoms are replaced by fluorine atoms.
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The resulting fluorine atoms are the active cleaning agents that attack the polysilicon, silicon nitride and silicon oxide.
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The atoms on the equator have shorter bond lengths than the fluorine atoms on the axis.
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Fluorine atoms combine to produce difluoride anions and, upon losing the extra electrons at a defect, fluorine is formed.
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In this derivative of benzene all hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine atoms.
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But "gem" -difluoroalkenes can react also with nucleophiles, since their carbon-carbon double bond is electrophilically activated by the two fluorine atoms.
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It is a fluorocarbon alkene in which all of the hydrogen atoms in propylene are replaced by fluorine atoms.
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