hydrofluoric acid
solution of hydrogen fluoride in water
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Summary
hydrofluoric acid is an aqueous solution[1]. It draws 9,454 Wikipedia views per month (aqueous solution category, ranking #3 of 10).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: type of chemical entity[3]
- Named after: fluorite[4]
- Canonical SMILES: F[5]
- Chemical formula: HF[6]
- Subclass of: hydrohalic acid[7]
- Commons category: Hydrofluoric acid[8]
- Has part(s): water[9], hydrogen fluoride[10]
- Found in taxon: Catha edulis[11]
- UN packaging group: I[12]
- PKa: 3.17[13]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14]
- Mass: 20.006228252 dalton[15]
- Melting point: -44 °C[16]
- Boiling point: 85.8 °C[17]
- Safety classification and labelling: NFPA 704: Standard System for the Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response[18]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[19]
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Influence
Things named for hydrofluoric acid include fluorine[20], a chemical element[21].
Why It Matters
hydrofluoric acid has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]
Entities named for it include fluorine[20], a chemical element[21].