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Sulfur: Sulfur Hexafluoride
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Sulfur forms a wide variety of compounds with halogen elements. In combination with chlorine it yields sulfur chlorides such as disulfur dichloride, S2Cl2, a corrosive, golden-yellow liquid used in the manufacture of chemical products. It reacts with ethylene to produce mustard gas, and with unsaturated acids derived from fats it forms oily products that are basic components of lubricants. With fluorine, sulfur forms sulfur fluorides, the most useful of which is sulfur hexafluoride, SF6, a gas employed as an insulator in various electrical devices. Sulfur ... forms oxyhalides, in which the sulfur atom is bonded to both oxygen and halogen atoms. When such compounds are named, the term thionyl is used to designate those containing the SO unit and the term sulfuryl for those with SO2.
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Sulfur hexafluoride is commonly used as an insulating gas in electrical equipment, including high-voltage circuit breakers, transformers, and switchgears. The gas leaks into the air when equipment is damaged or old with typically 90% lost to the atmosphere. The gas is ... used as an etching agent in the semiconductor industry and in leak detection in magnesium production and parts casting: the gas prevents molten magnesium from oxidizing on contact with air. Sulfur hexafluoride is used as the pressurized bubble in 'air' running shoes. The atmospheric lifetime of sulfur hexafluoride is estimated to be 3,200 years.
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Sulfur Hexafluoride, SF6, is used by the electricity and semiconductor industry as an insulator for high-voltage circuit breakers, switchgear, and electrical equipment. Sulfur Hexafluoride, SF6, (Sulphur Hexafluoride - IATA proper shipping name) is ... used in some medical prcedures, and the magnesium industry uses Sulfur Hexafluoride, SF6, to insulate the molten magnesium from contacting air during the melting process.
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