Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Chemical Formula of Pesticides

Day 2:

I went online to the PAN pesticide database (link on the side) and looked at the pesticides used in our county.  One of the first pesticides to come up is sulfuryl flouride, a known PAN Bad Actor.  The chemical formula for sulfuryl flouride, also known as sulfuryl oxyflouride, is F2O2S.  This means it has two flouride atoms, two oxygen atoms and one sulfur atom.  This makes it a compound.  It is a colorless odorless gas.  It belongs to the chemical family of inorganic acid halides.  It is non-corrosive to metals.  When it is heated to decomposition, it emits hydrogen flouride and sulfur dioxide fumes, both of which are extrememly toxic.
(taken from the California CDPR Database linked on the side)

-Seth

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