A super-heavy gas! Sulfur meets Fluorine
Sulfur burns in fluorine, and each sulfur atom grabs six fluorine atoms. The result is sulfur hexafluoride, a very heavy and very calm gas.
The result
- What it makes
- Sulfur hexafluoride
- Equation
- S + 3F₂ → SF₆
- When it happens
- At room temperature
Fun fact from Fizzy: If you breathe in sulfur hexafluoride your voice goes super deep, the opposite of helium!
🥽 Fluorine is extremely dangerous. Only a few expert labs ever use it.