Sulfur hexafluoride

Sulfur hexafluoride
Skeletal formula of sulfur hexafluoride with assorted dimensions
Skeletal formula of sulfur hexafluoride with assorted dimensions
Spacefill model of sulfur hexafluoride
Spacefill model of sulfur hexafluoride
Ball and stick model of sulfur hexafluoride
Names
IUPAC name
Sulfur hexafluoride
Systematic IUPAC name
Hexafluoro-λ6-sulfane[1]
Other names
Elagas

Esaflon
Sulfur(VI) fluoride

Sulfuric fluoride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.018.050 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 219-854-2
2752
KEGG
MeSH Sulfur+hexafluoride
RTECS number
  • WS4900000
UNII
UN number 1080
  • InChI=1S/F6S/c1-7(2,3,4,5)6 checkY
    Key: SFZCNBIFKDRMGX-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • FS(F)(F)(F)(F)F
Properties
SF6
Molar mass 146.05 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless gas
Odor odorless[2]
Density 6.17 g/L
Melting point −64 °C; −83 °F; 209 K
Boiling point −50.8 °C (−59.4 °F; 222.3 K)
Critical point (T, P) 45.51±0.1 °C, 3.749±0.01 MPa[3]
0.003% (25 °C)[2]
Solubility slightly soluble in water, very soluble in ethanol, hexane, benzene
Vapor pressure 2.9 MPa (at 21.1 °C)
−44.0×10−6 cm3/mol
Thermal conductivity
  • 13.45 mW/(m·K) at 25 °C[4]
  • 11.42 mW/(m·K) at 0 °C
Viscosity 15.23 μPa·s[5]
Structure
Orthorhombic, oP28
Oh
Orthogonal hexagonal
Octahedral
0 D
Thermochemistry
0.097 kJ/(mol·K) (constant pressure)
292 J·mol−1·K−1[6]
−1209 kJ·mol−1[6]
Pharmacology
V08DA05 (WHO)
License data
Hazards
GHS labelling:[7]
GHS04: Compressed Gas
Warning
H280
P403
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)
TWA 1000 ppm (6000 mg/m3)[2]
REL (Recommended)
TWA 1000 ppm (6000 mg/m3)[2]
IDLH (Immediate danger)
N.D.[2]
Safety data sheet (SDS) External MSDS
Related compounds
Related sulfur fluorides
Disulfur decafluoride

Sulfur tetrafluoride

Related compounds
Selenium hexafluoride

Sulfuryl fluoride
Tellurium hexafluoride
Polonium hexafluoride

Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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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, and non-toxic gas. SF
6
has an octahedral geometry, consisting of six fluorine atoms attached to a central sulfur atom. It is a hypervalent molecule.[citation needed]

Typical for a nonpolar gas, SF
6
is poorly soluble in water but quite soluble in nonpolar organic solvents. It has a density of 6.12 g/L at sea level conditions, considerably higher than the density of air (1.225 g/L). It is generally stored and transported as a liquefied compressed gas.[8]

SF
6
has 23,500 times greater global warming potential (GWP) than CO2 as a greenhouse gas (over a 100-year time-frame) but exists in relatively minor concentrations in the atmosphere. Its concentration in Earth's troposphere reached 11.50 parts per trillion (ppt) in October 2023, rising at 0.37 ppt/year.[9] The increase since 1980 is driven in large part by the expanding electric power sector, including fugitive emissions from banks of SF
6
gas contained in its medium- and high-voltage switchgear. Uses in magnesium, aluminium, and electronics manufacturing also hastened atmospheric growth.[10] The 1997 Kyoto Protocol, which came into force in 2005, is supposed to limit emissions of this gas. In a somewhat nebulous way it has been included as part of the carbon emission trading scheme. In some countries this has led to the defunction of entire industries.[11]

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