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by tscs37 2973 days ago
HF is a scary bond. I think the only other stuff that scares me more is CF3 and FOOF, the first being very very good at burning stuff that normally doesn't burn like Asbestos and Sand, the later combusting explosively when coming into contact with Water Ice at 90K.

To be honest, Flourine is a scary atom. A lot of the bonds it forms are also scary. And toxic.

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That's what you get when you mix a highly electronegative element with anything else!