The mineral fluorite is used in the process to make which of the following?
A.kitty litter
B.steel and aluminum
C.optical microscopes
D.watches
2006-10-25 06:13:16 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
The answer is B & C - Steel and Aluminum
As well as ornamental uses, fluorite is used in the making of opalescent glass, enamels for cooking utensils, hydrofluoric acid, and as a flux in the manufacture of steel. Fluorite is also used in some high performance telescopes and camera lens elements instead of glass. Exposure tools for the semiconductor industry, make the use of fluorite for the optics for 157 nm wavelength. This wavelength is created by an excimer laser with F2 gas, and the fluorite is a unique material that has high transparency at this wavelength. It has a very low dispersion so light diffraction is far less than ordinary glass, and in telescopes it allows crisp images of astronomical objects even at high power. The name fluorite is derived from the Latin fluo, meaning "flow", in reference to its use as a flux. Fluorite is slightly soluble in water, and is decomposed by sulfuric acid to form free hydrofluoric acid, which etches glass.
2006-10-25 06:19:10 · answer #1 · answered by alooz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As well as ornamental uses, fluorite is used in the making of opalescent glass, enamels for cooking utensils, hydrofluoric acid, and as a flux in the manufacture of steel. Fluorite is also used in some high performance telescopes and camera lens elements instead of glass. Exposure tools for the semiconductor industry, make the use of fluorite for the optics for 157 nm wavelength. This wavelength is created by an excimer laser with F2 gas, and the fluorite is a unique material that has high transparency at this wavelength. It has a very low dispersion so light diffraction is far less than ordinary glass, and in telescopes it allows crisp images of astronomical objects even at high power. The name fluorite is derived from the Latin fluo, meaning "flow", in reference to its use as a flux. Fluorite is slightly soluble in water, and is decomposed by sulfuric acid to form free hydrofluoric acid, which etches glass.
answer is C
2006-10-25 06:16:30 · answer #2 · answered by raj 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
actually fluorite is associated with all answers A-D
2006-10-25 07:33:40 · answer #3 · answered by Shintz62 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
steel and aluminium
2015-09-30 10:44:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋