tetrafluoride
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tetrafluoride
Example Sentences
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It is possible to prepare silicon tetrafluoride by the reaction of silicon dioxide with hydrofluoric acid:
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
The volatile silicon tetrafluoride escapes from these reactions.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
Xenon tetrafluoride, XeF4, and xenon hexafluoride, XeF6, are prepared in an analogous manner, with a stoichiometric amount of fluorine and an excess of fluorine, respectively.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
Inspectors also wanted to know why Iran had conducted experiments converting unreported uranium tetrafluoride into uranium metal--a process necessary for bomb production.
From Time Magazine Archive
If the reaction is performed in the fluorspar tube, the resulting gaseous silicon tetrafluoride, SiF4, may be collected over mercury.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 832, December 12, 1891 by Various
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