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Sulfur hexafluoride or sulphur hexafluoride (British spelling) is an inorganic compound with the formula SF6. It is a colorless, odorless, non-flammable...

relay. Instead of oil, air, or a vacuum, a sulfur hexafluoride circuit breaker uses sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) gas to cool and quench the arc on opening a...

interconnect HVDC transmission systems. A sulfur hexafluoride circuit breaker uses contacts surrounded by sulfur hexafluoride gas to quench the arc. They are most...

Dielectric gases are used as electrical insulators in high voltage applications, e.g. transformers, circuit breakers (namely sulfur hexafluoride circuit...

stored chemical energy propulsion system uses a small tank of sulfur hexafluoride gas, which is sprayed over a block of solid lithium, which generates...

switchgear is the gas-insulated switchgear (GIS), where the conductors and contacts are insulated by pressurized sulfur hexafluoride gas (SF6). Other common...

both selenium hexafluoride and tellurium hexafluoride are toxic, while sulfur hexafluoride is non-toxic. In contrast, metal hexafluorides are corrosive...

transformers are gas-insulated. Their windings are enclosed in sealed, pressurized tanks and often cooled by nitrogen or sulfur hexafluoride gas. Experimental...

compounds with all elements except the noble gases. Sulfur polycations, S82+, S42+ and S162+ are produced when sulfur is reacted with oxidising agents in a strongly...

Tellurium hexafluoride is the inorganic compound of tellurium and fluorine with the chemical formula TeF6. It is a colorless, highly toxic gas with an unpleasant...

processes. Sulfur is used in matches, insecticides, and fungicides. Many sulfur compounds are odoriferous, and the smells of odorized natural gas, skunk scent...

atmosphere as of year 2015. Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) is used primarily as an arc suppression and insulation gas. It can be found in high-voltage switchgear...

trifluoride, perfluorocarbons and sulfur hexafluoride The extraction and subsequent use of fossil fuels coal, oil and natural gas, as a fuel source, is the largest...

nitrous oxide (N2O) nitrogen trifluoride (NF3) sulfur dioxide (SO2) sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) Hydrocarbon gases methane (CH4) acetylene (C2H2) ethane (C2H6)...

the formula SO2F2. It is an easily condensed gas and has properties more similar to sulfur hexafluoride than sulfuryl chloride, being resistant to hydrolysis...

R. S. (July 1957). "Fluorocarbon Derivatives. I. Derivatives of Sulfur Hexafluoride". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 79 (13): 3424–3429. doi:10...

of greenhouse gases are carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrous oxide (N 2O), methane and three groups of fluorinated gases (sulfur hexafluoride (SF 6), hydrofluorocarbons...

in volcanic gases are oxygen (meteoric)[clarification needed], hydrogen chloride, hydrogen fluoride, hydrogen bromide, sulfur hexafluoride, carbonyl sulfide...

Selenium hexafluoride is the inorganic compound with the formula SeF6. It is a very toxic colourless gas described as having a "repulsive" odor. It is...

heavier noble gases could form compounds with fluorine and oxygen. He predicted the existence of krypton hexafluoride (KrF 6) and xenon hexafluoride (XeF 6)...