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silicon tetrafluoride

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noun

Chemistry.
  1. a colorless, fuming gas, SiF 4 , used chiefly in the manufacture of fluosilicic acid.


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The volatile silicon tetrafluoride escapes from these reactions.

From Textbooks Feb. 14, 2019

Write an equation for the reaction of solid silicon dioxide with hydrofluoric acid to yield gaseous silicon tetrafluoride and liquid water.

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Except for silicon tetrafluoride, silicon halides are extremely sensitive to water.

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It is possible to prepare silicon tetrafluoride by the reaction of silicon dioxide with hydrofluoric acid:

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When warmed in a glass vessel, the latter becomes etched, owing to the formation of silicon tetrafluoride, SiF4.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 832, December 12, 1891 by Various

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