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The Periodic Table according to astronomers (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 week ago by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/science_memes@mander.xyz

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[-] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 34 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Can’t make fire without oxygen

Fluorine fires have entered the chat.

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 1 week ago

Fluorine fires have entered the chat.

Oh shit, someone call the fluorine fire department to save the chat!

[-] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 week ago

call the fluorine fire department

Sometimes there is no such department, especially for the most vigorous fluorinating reagents like chlorine trifluoride: Sand Won't Save You This Time (Derek Lowe)

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 week ago

it can potentially go on to “burn” things that you would normally consider already burnt to hell and gone, and a practical consequence of that is that it’ll start roaring reactions with things like bricks and asbestos tile.

Yeah, that's a big fat nope from me 😬