The Fluorine Murder (The Periodic Table Series Book 9)

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The elements are back with this short story featuring Gloria Lamerino and her friends in Revere, Massachusetts.


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Following "The Oxygen Murder" St. Martin's, this ninth installment finds Gloria wrapping up an arson investigation with a surprising outcome.

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This is the shortest of the periodic table mysteries by this author, almost a novella. The main character and her cop boyfriend finally marry in this one. She has written a mystery for each of the first nine elements Hydrogen At. I think this is the shortest one because it is the last one.

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I doubt if she wants to continue clear thru or however many elements are now known. All of the periodic table mysteries by this author are "good reads". I'd recommend them as engrossing and thoughtful - they are interesting books that required a bit of time to read but are well worth it.

The Fluorine Murder

Since this is a novella, not a full novel, Fluorine can't entertain you with the full flavor of the rest of the Periodic Series, Hydrogen through Oxygen. But if you're read some of the series and are familiar with Minichino's lovely family of characters, this will be an entertaining read. And you will find yourself wanting more. This is a short story, about pages. The retired physisit and her good friend, the police detective, have good chemistry. Fluorine is the most electronegative element because it has 5 electrons in it's 2P shell. The optimal electron configuration of the 2P orbital contains 6 electrons, so since Fluorine is so close to ideal electron configuration, the electrons are held very tightly to the nucleus.

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The high electronegativity of fluorine explains its small radius because the positive protons have a very strong attraction to the negative electrons, holding them closer to the nucleus than the bigger and less electronegative elements. Because of its reactivity, elemental fluorine is never found in nature and no other chemical element can displace fluorine from its compounds.

Fluorine bonds with almost any element, both metals and nonmetals, because it is a very strong oxidizing agent. It is very unstable and reactive since it is so close to its ideal electron configuration. It forms covalent bonds with nonmetals, and since it is the most electronegative element, is always going to be the element that is reduced.

It will react explosively with many elements and compounds such as Hydrogen and water. There are also some organic compounds made of Fluorine, ranging from nontoxic to highly toxic.

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Fluorine forms covalent bonds with Carbon, which sometimes form into stable aromatic rings. Fluorine also forms strong ionic compounds with metals. Some common ionic reactions of Fluorine are: Compounds of fluorine are present in fluoridated toothpaste and in many municipal water systems where they help to prevent tooth decay. And, of course, fluorocarbons such as Teflon have made a major impact on life in the 20th century.

There are many applications of fluorine: Fluorine can either be found in nature or produced in a lab. To make it in a lab, compounds like Potassium Fluoride are put through electrolysis with Hydrofluoric acid to create pure Fluorine and other compounds. It can be carried out with a variety of compounds, usually ionic ones involving Fluorine and a metal. Fluorine can also be found in nature in various minerals and compounds.

What is the electron configuration of Fluorine? Fluorine is usually reduced because it accepts an electron from other elements since it is so electronegative. Toothpaste, plastics, rocket fuels, glass etching, etc.

The Fluorine Murder The Periodic Table Series Book 9

Does Fluorine form compounds with nonmetals? Brief History In the late 's minerals which we now know contain fluorine were used in etching glass. Image courtesy of Wikipedia Fluorine was discovered in by Georgius Agricola. Electronegativity of Fluorine Fluorine is the most electronegative element on the periodic table, which means that it is a very strong oxidizing agent and accepts other elements' electrons. Electronic configuration of Fluorine Fluorine is the most electronegative element because it has 5 electrons in it's 2P shell.

Reactions of Fluorine Because of its reactivity, elemental fluorine is never found in nature and no other chemical element can displace fluorine from its compounds. Applications of Fluorine Compounds of fluorine are present in fluoridated toothpaste and in many municipal water systems where they help to prevent tooth decay.