Fluorine
Electron Configuration
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General Properties
| Atomic Symbol | F |
| Atomic Weight | 18.9984 g/mol |
| Element Number | 9 |
| Standard State | Gas |
| Standard Type | Neutral |
| Date of Discovery | 1886 |
| Discoverer | Moissan |
Physical Properties
| Oxidation States | -1 |
| Boiling Point | 85.0 K |
| Melting Point | 53.65 K |
| Density | 1.696 (Gas 273K g/l) |
| Electron Configuration | 1s2,2s2,p5 |
| Acid/Base Properties | -- |
| Crystal Structure | Cubic |
| Electronegativity | 3.98 |
| Heat of Vaporization | 3.2698 kJ/mol |
| Heat of Fusion | 0.26 kJ/mol |
| Electrical Conductivity | -- |
| Thermal Conductivity | 0.0279 Wm-¹K-¹ (at 300 K) |
| Specific Heat Capacity | 0.824 Jg-¹K-¹ (at 300 K) |
| First Ionization Potential | 17.422 |
| Atomic Volume | 17.10 cm³/mol |
| Atomic Radius | 0.57 Å |
| Covalent Radius | 0.72 Å |
| Synthetic | No |