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Sodium fluoride, 99.99% (metals basis), Thermo Scientific Chemicals
Description
It is used as a steel degreasing agent and in tin electroplating, flux, heat treating salt compositions, fluoridation of drinking water, removing HF from exhaust systems to reduce air pollution, and frosting glasses. It serves as a source of fluoride ion in several applications including its use in synthetic chemistry, for example in Finkelstein reaction for preparing fluoro compounds, desilylation in sensitive organic compounds, metallurgy, and reaction with electrophilic chlorides. It has medical and other applications including complexing of magnesium ions.
This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.
Specifications
Specifications
| Boiling Point | 1704°C |
| Melting Point | 993°C |
| Color | White |
| Physical Form | Powder |
| Quantity | 100 g |
| Assay Percent Range | 99.99% (metals basis) |
| Solubility Information | Soluble in water. Insoluble in alcohol. |
| Formula Weight | 41.99 |
| Odor | Odorless |
| Refractive Index | 1.336 |
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