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tetrafluoride

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[te-truh-floor-ahyd, -flawr-, -flohr-] / ˌtɛ trəˈflʊər aɪd, -ˈflɔr-, -ˈfloʊr- /

noun

Chemistry.
  1. a fluoride containing four fluorine atoms.


Etymology

Origin of tetrafluoride

First recorded in 1905–10; tetra- + fluoride

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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

This reaction could only take place on a planet receiving lots of ultra-violet because so much energy is needed to break up carbon tetrafluoride and hydrofluoric acid.

From Uller Uprising by Clark, John D.

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