Fluorine Fluorine is in many of the items we use everyday, such as water, toothpaste, and air conditioners. The name fluorine came from the Latin word fluo, which means, “flowing”. Fluorine is the 13th or 14th most abundant element on earth. It is classified as a halogen on the periodic chart of elements; it has the chemical symbol of F. It’s a greenish-yellow gas, found in the mineral fluorite and the gas reacts with …showed first 75 words of 973 total…

…showed last 75 words of 973 total…fat needed keep food from sticking to the pan. Teflon is also used very widely in the automotive industry, for producing such products as motor gaskets, and many dashboard accessories. Fluorine is, after many centuries, now widely used for many things in life that we could not live without, such as refrigeration. With its many uses, the highly toxic, super reactive element does more, than without taking a look into it, than anyone would imagine.