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by kortex 2165 days ago
ClF3 will react until there is nothing left to fluorinate. In practice, this means it'll react with most neutral elements, oxides, and chlorides. Certain oxides might act to poison the reaction, slowing it down by absorbing free radicals. Mainly, you wouldn't even want to be close enough to such a reaction to be able to douse it.