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Hydrogen fluoride

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Hydrogen fluoride is an inorganic chemical compound from the group of hydrogen halides.

 

Names and Identifiers

Name
Hydrogen fluoride
Formula
FH
HF
Molar mass
20.006 (g/mol)
CAS registry number
7664-39-3
EC number EINECS
231-634-8
InChI Key
KRHYYFGTRYWZRS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Systematic name
Fluorane

 

Chemical formulas

Molecular formula and structural formula of Hydrogen fluoride:

 

FH or HF

Mr = 20.0064 g/mol

Fluorane
SMILES: F

 

Data and Properties

The boiling point of hydrogen fluoride is 19.5 °C, which is around room temperature. The liquid is a colorless fluorine compound and fumes in air. The gas is also colorless and has a pungent odor.

solubility:
+ Can be mixed with water as desired.
melting point
-83.37 °C
boiling point
19.5 °C
density
1.15 g/L (Gas. 25 °C)

0.99 g cm-3 (flüssig. am Siedepunkt)

1.663 g cm-3 (fest. -123 °C)
pKa value
pK1a = 3.15

pK2a = 15 (in DMSO)
vapor pressure
1031 hPa at 20 °C
standard enthalpy of formation
-13.66 kJ/g [g]; -14.99 kJ/g [l]
dipole moment
1.86 D

 

Percentage and isotopic composition:

Mass-related elemental composition and isotope proportions of the compound Hydrogen fluoride - FH - calculated based on molecular mass.

Symbol
Element E
Number x
of atoms Ex
Data of the element
and isotopes *
Percentages
of isotopes
Percentage of
Ex in formula mass
F
Fluorine
1ΣAr = 18.998403163 u
19F: 18.9984 u [100 %]
 
19F: 94.96161 %
94.9616 %H
Hydrogen
1ΣAr = 1.008 u
1H: 1.00783 u [99,99 %]
2H: 2.0141 u [0,01 %]
3H: 3.01605 u [<< 1 %]
 
1H: 5.03788 %
2H: 0.0005 %
3H: trace
5.0384 %

*) The third column lists the atomic masses or isotope masses of the elements involved and - in square brackets - the natural isotope composition.

 

More calculated data

The molar mass is M = 20.006403163 grams per mole.

The amount of substance in one kilogram of the substance is n = 49.984 mol.

The amount of substance in one gram of the substance is n = 0.05 mol.

Monoisotopic mass: 20.0062281952 Da - related to 19F1H.

 

Hazard warnings according to GHS

(General information without guarantee of accuracy and completeness! The information does not replace the chemical safety data sheet or a risk assessment, but rather provides a general overview of the risk posed by the hazardous substance.

Signal word: Danger

GHS hazard statements (H phrases):


H300
Fatal if swallowed

H310
Fatal in contact with skin

H330
Fatal if inhaled

H314
Causes severe skin burns and eye damage

GHS precautionary statements (P phrases):

P260 P262 P280 P303+361+353+315 P304+340+315 P305+351+338+315 P403 P405


Labeling in the EU: See ECHA Substance Infocard 100.028.759.

For toxicology and occupational safety when handling Hydrogen fluoride as well as measures to be taken in case of danger, see: Hazardous Substances Information System GESTIS, ZVG-Nr. 001040.

 

External Sources

PubChem:ID 14917ChemSpider:ID 14214Kegg database DBGET:ID C16487UNII of the FDA (USA):Unique Ingredient Identifier RGL5YE86CZEPA CompTox Chemicals Dashboard:DTXSID1049641

 

Manufacturers and Sources of Supply

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