Question

Fluorine gas is placed in contact with calcium metal at high temperatures to produce calcium fluoride powder. What is the formula equation for this reaction?

Answer 1

F₂(g) + Ca(s) → CaF₂(s)

Answer 2

Explanation:

Fluorine exists as a diatomic gas and its chemical formula is $F_{2}$. Whereas calcium exists in solid state and has a chemical formula Ca.

Therefore, when fluorine gas reacts with calcium metal then it results in the formation of compound calcium fluoride.

The chemical reaction will exist as follows.

                $Ca(s) + F_{2}(g) \rightarrow CaF_{2}(s)$