Aluminium fluoride
Aluminium fluoride, also known as aluminum fluoride, is a chemical compound. Its chemical formula is AlF3. It is used to process aluminium. It can be made by reacting aluminium with hydrofluoric acid. It is also made by reacting hexafluorosilicic acid with aluminium oxide.
Aluminium Fluoride Media
Like most gaseous metal trifluorides, AlF
3 adopts a planar structure upon evaporation.
Related pages
- Aluminium chloride
- Sodium fluoride, the other part of cryolite
- Fluoride
