why is fluorine atom called fluorine?

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why is fluorine atom called fluorine?

2006-11-03 21:05:53 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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Because flourine is an element. Not a compound.

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vixklen

2006-11-03 22:40:11 · answer #1 · answered by vixklen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Origin : The name is derived from the Latin ‘fluere’, to flow.

Fluorine salts, known as fluorides, were used for centuries in welding metals, i.e. to help the metal flow. This was ages before fluorine itself was isolated.

2006-11-04 01:01:36 · answer #2 · answered by JJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It was named from the mineral fluorspar, or calcium fluorite.

2006-11-03 22:39:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Because Bob was already taken...

2006-11-03 21:08:00 · answer #4 · answered by Star 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋