THE CHEMICAL ELEMENT FLUORINE Fluorine is the thirteenth most abundant element and compounds containing fluorine are found in all living things. It is a tiny atom and is the most reactive of all the elements. It can only be separated from its compounds using large amounts of electrical energy. Fluorine is so reactive that it can extract oxygen from water and it also releases oxygen as a gas. Compounds of fluorine are called fluorides and …showed first 75 words of 708 total…

…showed last 75 words of 708 total…Fluoride was tested and added to the water and it had an effect! After eleven years nearly all-new-born babies had normal teeth and some of the brown staining wore off other peoples teeth. Sixty years later fluoride is used in toothpaste and added to town water supplies. It is ideal because it is in soluble and non-harmful. If it was not for Dr McKay the Colorado Brown Stain would still be a major health hazard.