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Substance Name: Fluoride
RN: 16984-48-8
UNII: Q80VPU408O
InChIKey: KRHYYFGTRYWZRS-UHFFFAOYSA-M

Note

  • Inorganic salts of hydrofluoric acid, HF, in which the fluorine atom is in the -1 oxidation state. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Sodium and stannous salts are commonly used in dentifrices.

Molecular Formula

  • F

Molecular Weight

  • 18.998
 

Classification Codes

Classification Codes

  • Cariostatic Agents
  • Human Data
  • Mutation Data
  • Protective Agents
  • Reproductive Effect

Superlist Classification Codes

  • 2007 CERCLA Priority List, Rank: 262
  • 2011 CERCLA Priority List, Rank: 260
  • TWA 2.5 mg/m
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Names and Synonyms

Name of Substance

  • Fluoride

MeSH Heading

  • Fluorides

Synonyms

  • Drinking water, fluoride treated
  • Fluoride
  • Fluoride ion
  • Fluoride ion(1-)
  • Fluoride ion(F-)
  • Fluoride(1-)
  • Fluorine ion
  • Fluorine ion(1-)
  • Perfluoride
  • UNII-Q80VPU408O

Systematic Name

  • Fluoride

Superlist Names

  • Fluoride
  • Fluoride as dust
  • Fluoride dust

Registry Numbers

CAS Registry Number

  • 16984-48-8

FDA UNII

  • Q80VPU408O

System Generated Number

  • 0016984488

Structure Descriptors

InChI

InChI=1S/FH/h1H/p-1

InChIKey

KRHYYFGTRYWZRS-UHFFFAOYSA-M

Smiles

[F-]

Toxicity

Organism Test Type Route Reported Dose (Normalized Dose) Effect Source
human LDLo oral 50mg/kg (50mg/kg) LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: OTHER CHANGES

KIDNEY, URETER, AND BLADDER: OTHER CHANGES

LIVER: OTHER CHANGES		 IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man. Vol. 27, Pg. 237, 1982.
human TDLo oral 3mg/kg (3mg/kg) LIVER: OTHER CHANGES

LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: OTHER CHANGES

BEHAVIORAL: CONVULSIONS OR EFFECT ON SEIZURE THRESHOLD		 IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man. Vol. 27, Pg. 237, 1982.
mouse LD50 intravenous 22800ug/kg (22.8mg/kg)   Microvascular Research. Vol. 8, Pg. 320, 1974.