nitrogen trifluoride
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nitrogen trifluoride
[′nī·trə·jən trī′flu̇r‚īd] (inorganic chemistry)
NF3 A colorless gas that has a melting point of -206.6°C and a boiling point of -128.8°C; used as an oxidizer for high-energy fuels.
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The demand for plasma TVs could be adding to global warming, according to a recent Geophysical Research Letters article in which two US researchers noted that
nitrogen trifluoride (N[F.sub.3])--used in the manufacture of flat-screen TVs--is also a potent greenhouse gas, with 17 000 times the global warming effect of carbon dioxide.
Nitrogen trifluoride, (NF3) is 17,000 times more powerful a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide, yet is not covered by the Kyoto protocol because it was only made in tiny amounts when the agreement was signed in 1997.
The contract also covers the supply of hydrogen and nitrogen and silane,
nitrogen trifluoride, dopant mixtures and other products.
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