Instant BANG! Hydrogen meets Fluorine
Fluorine is so reactive that it explodes with hydrogen straight away, even in the dark and even when it is freezing cold.
The result
- What it makes
- Hydrogen fluoride
- Equation
- H₂ + F₂ → 2HF
- When it happens
- At room temperature
Fun fact from Fizzy: Hydrogen fluoride dissolved in water can eat through glass!
🥽 Fluorine and hydrogen fluoride are extremely dangerous. Only a few expert labs use them.