nitryl fluoride

Chemical Properties

Colorless gas.Strong oxidizing agent; hydrolyzes to form nitric and hydrogen fluoride acids.

Physical properties

Colorless gas; pungent odor; density 2.90 g/L; heavier than air, density in air 2.24 (air=1); liquefies to a colorless liquid at -63.5°C; solidifies at -139°C; decomposes in water; also decomposes in alcohol, ether and chloroform.

Uses

Oxidizer in rocket propellants; fluorinating agent.

Hazard

Ignites on contact with selenium, iodine, phosphorus, arsenic, antimony, boron, silicon, molybdenum. Corrosive to tissue.

Safety Profile

Poison by inhalation. A severe irritant to skin, eyes, and mucous membranes. A powerful oxidlzing agent. This gas is intensely reactive. Explosive reaction with hydrogen at 200-300°C. Ignites on contact with antimony, arsenic, boron, iodme, phosphorus, selenium. Ignites when warmed with bismuth, carbon, chromium, lead, sulfur. Incandescent reaction with aluminum, cadmium, cobalt, iron, molybdenum, nickel, potassium, sodium, thorium, titanium, tungsten, uran uranium, vanadlum, zinc, zirconium, lithium (at 200-300°C), manganese (at 200-300°C). Incompatible with metals, nonmetals. When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of Fand NOx. See also FLUORIDES.

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