Talk:Henri Moissan

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This two original papers of Henri Moissan describe the synthesis of fluorine.--Stone 12:33, 31 January 2007 (UTC)


  • A.G. Morachevskii (2002). "Henri Moissan (To 150th Anniversary of His Birthday)". Journal Russian Journal of Applied Chemistry 75 (10): 1720-1722. doi:10.1023/A:1022268927198. 
  • G. V. Samsonov, V. A. Obolonchik (1886). "Frederic Henri Moissan, on the 120th anniversary of his birth". Journal Powder Metallurgy and Metal Ceramics 11 (9): 766-768. doi:10.1007/BF00801283. 
  • Flahaut J. (1999). "The scientific contributions of Moissan". Ann Pharm Fr. 57 (2): 101-7. 
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This refs contain short biographys of Moissan.--Stone 12:46, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

Why is it mentioned that his mother was Jewish? Does this have any impact on his life or is it just something someone randomly put in here? Quodfui 01:18, 11 February 2007 (UTC)


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When prepared, it immediately reacted with anything around it and vanished again. Even gold was not impervious to the attacks of elemental fluorine.

--SlipperyHippo 02:06, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

Nickel can be used for apparatus handling elemental fluorine. A passivation layer of nickel fluoride develops on the surface - like oxide layers for example on aluminium. --SlipperyHippo 02:07, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

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