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GK QUESTION#3516

Which of the following represents the chemical formula for sulphur hexafluoride?

  1. AS₂F₆
  2. BSF₆Correct answer
  3. CSF₂
  4. DS₆F
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B. SF₆

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Sulfur hexafluoride has formula SF₆: the prefix hexa- denotes six fluorine atoms for one sulfur atom. It is a molecular compound. None of the other listed formulas has this one-to-six atom ratio.

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