Fluorine

Fluorine by Samm Your task is to explore ONE element and make a wiki to display your learning. There are several questions you must answer about your element: > Fluorine is a pale yellow, very flammable gas ad it stinks. > It reacts violently with water to produce oxygen.
 * 1) What is the name of your element? (Is this a common or original name? Fluoride
 * 2) What is the symbol of your element? (Is the symbol different to the name?) F
 * 3) Describe its make-up. i.e.
 * 4) How many protons? 9
 * 5) How many [|electrons]? 9
 * 6) How many [|neutrons]? 10
 * 7) What is its atomic mass? 18.994032Who discovered it and when? Karl Scheele in 1771
 * 8) Characteristics? Fluorine is the most reactive element.
 * 1) What is it like at room temperature? - [|solid, liquid or gas] its a canary yellow light gas
 * 2) What is its boiling point?
 * 3) Melting point?
 * 4) Where does it come from?
 * 5) What is it used for?
 * 6) Some interesting info - is it poisonous? What does it react with? Is it expensive?
 * 7) Include a picture.

**Try the following websites:**

[|schools-wikipedia.org/wp/index/subject.Science.Chemistry.Chemical_elements.htm]

[|www.wolframalpha.com/]

[|schools-wikipedia.org/wp/p/Periodic_table.htm]

[|Background Info]