what is fluoride made from, is it a metal,chemical etc?
2007-02-01 09:32:38 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
It is a chemical introduced to the water supply ostensibly to "Fight Cavaties"
If you do some searching on the net you will find some of it's side effects that you may find not to your liking.
2007-02-01 09:43:02 · answer #1 · answered by ignuusfatuus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fluoride is the ionic form of fluorine. Fluorides are organic and inorganic compounds containing the element fluorine. As a halogen, fluorine forms a monovalent ion (â1 charge). Fluoride forms a binary compound with another element or radical. Examples of fluoride compounds include hydrofluoric acid (HF), sodium (NaF) and calcium fluoride (CaF2), and uranium hexafluoride (UF6).
2007-02-01 17:37:07 · answer #2 · answered by notaxpert 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fluoride is the ionic form of fluorine. So it is an element because florine is an element (F on the periodic table)
2007-02-01 17:42:15 · answer #3 · answered by sam79241 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is ionic fluorine. What is typically referred to as fluoride is calcium fluoride, CaF2.
2007-02-01 17:37:27 · answer #4 · answered by gebobs 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is a chemical and is a nonmetal it requires one electron to get a full outer ring of 8 electrons. its atomic number is nine
2007-02-01 17:37:18 · answer #5 · answered by ubiquitousdeath 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋