Quantum tunneling is a strange phenomenon where tiny particles manage to pass through barriers they technically don’t have ...

“Fluorine gas reacts with most organic and inorganic substances; with metals, it forms fluorides and with water, it forms hydrofluoric acid.” The organization breaks down the relationship ...

Instead of starting with dangerous and expensive fluorine gas, its process, invented during World War II by Professor J. H. Simons of Florida University, uses an electrolytic cell charged with ...

Hydrofluoric acid is converted into fluorine gas by electrolysis. Unfortunately, HF is a poor electrical conductor, so some potassium bifluoride is added to make the solution conductive enough for ...

People have worried about fluoride since it was first added to water. Some opponents were concerned because fluorine gas is deadly, while gum disease advocates “were quite concerned that people ...