Chemical properties of fluorine

Fluorine is relatively rare in the universe compared to other elements of nearby atomic weight.

Fluorine symbol

On Earth, fluorine is essentially found only in mineral compounds because of its reactivity. The main commercial source, fluorite, is a common mineral.

In the universe

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Atomic number	Element	Relative amount
6	Carbon	4,800
7	Nitrogen	1,500
8	Oxygen	8,800
9	Fluorine	1
10	Neon	1,400
11	Sodium	24
12	Magnesium	430

At 400 ppb, fluorine is estimated to be the 24th most common element in the universe.

It is comparably rare for a light element (elements tend to be more common the lighter they are).

Fluorine boiling point

10 uses of fluorine

How is fluorine obtained

Physical properties of fluorine

What is fluorine used for

All of the elements from atomic number 6 (carbon) to atomic number 12 (magnesium) are hundreds or thousands of times more common than fluorine except for 11 (sodium). One science writer described fluorine as a "shack amongst mansions" in terms of abundance.^[2] Fluorine is so rare because it is not a product of the usual nuclear fusion processes in stars.

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how is fluorine found

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