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Fluorine  SEE PERIODIC TABLE
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Atomic Number9

Atomic SymbolF

Atomic Weight18.9984032 amu

GroupHalogen, 17

FormGas

Density @ STP1.667 g/L

Melting Point-219.66 °C (-363.39 °F, 53.49 °K)

Boiling Point -188.12 °C (-306.62 °F, 85.03 °K)

Heat of Fusion0.51 kJ/mol

Heat of Vaporization6.62 kJ/mol

First Ionization Potential17.42282 eV

Electronegativity (on Pauling scale)3.98

Specific Heat Capacity0.824 J/g K

Ground State Electron Configuration2p5

Oxidation States-1

Stable Isotopes and Natural Abundance on Earth19F, 100%

Selected Radioisotopes18F

Atomic Radius42 pm

Crystal StructureMonoclinic

Discovered byMoisson, 1886

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