F Fluorine     Atomic number : 9 
    Relative atomic mass (12C = 12.0000) :  18.998 4032 
    P H Y S I C A L     D A T A
Group 17 non-metal
 
Density / kg m-3 :  n.a. [s.]; 1516 [liq., 85 K]; 1.696 [gas, 273 K]
 
Melting point / K :  53.53 
 
Boiling point / K :  85.01
 
    D I S C O V E R Y
First isolated in 1886 by H. Moissan at Paris, France.
 
    G E O L O G I C A L     D A T A
Abundances
 
Sun (relative to H = 1 × 1012) : 3.63 × 10-4
 
Earth's crust / p.p.m. : 950
 
Atmosphere / p.p.m. (volume) : n.a.
 
Residence time / years : 400 000
 
Classification : accumulating
 
Oxidation state : -I
 
  
 
Seawater / p.p.m. : 1.3
    Atlantic surface : 1.0 × 10-4
    Atlantic deep : 0.96 × 10-4
    Pacific surface : 1.0 × 10-4
    Pacific deep : 0.4 × 10-4
    B I O L O G I C A L     D A T A
Level in humans
 
Blood / mg dm-3 : 0.5
 
Bone / p.p.m. : 2000 - 12 000
 
Liver / p.p.m. : 0.22 - 7
 
Muscle / p.p.m. : 0.05
 
  
 
Daily dietary intake : 0.3 - 0.5 mg
 
Total mass of element
in average (70 kg) person :
2.6 g

 

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