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Beryllium fluoride is the inorganic compound with the formula Be F 2. This white solid is the principal precursor for the manufacture of beryllium metal. Its structure resembles that of quartz, but BeF 2 is highly soluble in water.
FLiBe is a molten salt made from a mixture of lithium fluoride (LiF) and beryllium fluoride (BeF 2). It is both a nuclear reactor coolant and solvent for fertile or fissile material. It served both purposes in the Molten-Salt Reactor Experiment (MSRE) at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Beryllium difluoride is different from the other difluorides. In general, beryllium has a tendency to bond covalently, much more so than the other alkaline earths and its fluoride is partially covalent (although still more ionic than its other halides).
Beryllium hydroxide created using either the sinter or melt method is then converted into beryllium fluoride or beryllium chloride. To form the fluoride, aqueous ammonium hydrogen fluoride is added to beryllium hydroxide to yield a precipitate of ammonium tetrafluoroberyllate, which is heated to 1,000 °C (1,830 °F) to form beryllium fluoride. [9]
Tetrafluoroberyllate or orthofluoroberyllate is an anion with the chemical formula [Be F 4] 2−.It contains beryllium and fluorine.This fluoroanion has a tetrahedral shape, with the four fluorine atoms surrounding a central beryllium atom.
The exception is beryllium difluoride. In addition, many transition metal difluorides are water-soluble. Calcium difluoride is a notable compound. In the form of the mineral fluorite it is the major source of commercial fluorine.
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Structure of beryllium fluoride (BeF 2), a compound with a linear geometry at the beryllium atom. The linear molecular geometry describes the geometry around a central atom bonded to two other atoms (or ligands) placed at a bond angle of 180°.