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Fluorine vs Hydrofluorocarbon - What's the difference?

fluorine | hydrofluorocarbon |

As nouns the difference between fluorine and hydrofluorocarbon

is that fluorine is (uncountable) the chemical element (symbol f) with an atomic number of 9 while hydrofluorocarbon is a haloalkane composed entirely of carbon, hydrogen, and fluorine.

fluorine

English

Noun

(wikipedia fluorine)
  • (uncountable) The chemical element (symbol F) with an atomic number of 9.
  • (chemistry, countable) A fluorine atom.
    • an octahedron of fluorines

    Derived terms

    * fluorian * fluo- * fluor-, fluoro- * fluoride * fluorinate * fluorination * * * fluorine dating * fluorine method * fluorine oxide * fluorine test

    Related terms

    * fluor * fluoric * fluorite

    See also

    *

    hydrofluorocarbon

    English

    (wikipedia hydrofluorocarbon)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A haloalkane composed entirely of carbon, hydrogen, and fluorine.

    • Synonyms

    * (haloalkane) HFC