Isotope of Fluorine
Kaily Murphy
Henri Moissan discovered fluorine.
Fluorine has 18 known isotopes:
F-14, F-15, F-16, F-17, F-18, F-18m, F-19, F-20, F-21, F-22, F-23, F-24, F-25, F-26, F-27, F-28, F-29, F-30, F-31
Fluorine-19
^Isotope Chemical Symbol ^
- Atomic Number: 9
- Atomic Mass: 19
- # of Protons: 9
- # of Electrons: 9
- # of Neutrons: 10
Alpha decay of fluorine-19
Beta decay of fluorine-19
Gamma decay of fluorine-19
Physical properties
~ pale yellow colored gas
~ gas to liquid, liquid to solid
Uses of fluorine-19
~ Plasma Etching in semiconductor manufacturing
~ Flat panel display production and microelectromechanical systems fabrication
Interesting Facts...
~ It glows, from small amounts of europium in the fluorite
~ The most chemically reactive element
Alpha
-Loses 4 amu
-Loses 2 protons
Beta
-No change in mass
-Adds 1 proton
Gamma
-No change in mass or atomic number