sulfur hexafluoride SF6 molecule

ALL MOLECULAR GRAPHICS: sulphur hexafluoride

(above) sulfur hexafluoride (SF₆) image #1. This image is 500 x 500 pixels; the original image is 4096 x 4096 pixels.

(above) sulfur hexafluoride (SF₆) image #2. This image is 500 x 500 pixels; the original image is 4096 x 4096 pixels.

(above) sulfur hexafluoride (SF₆) image #3. This image is 500 x 500 pixels; the original image is 4096 x 4096 pixels.

sulfur hexafluoride SF₆: consists of a centrally placed sulfur (sulphur) atom with six fluorine atoms arranged at the points of a regular octahedron around it. Sulphur hexafluoride is very inert because the fluorine atoms shield the central carbon from attack. This great inertness makes SF₆ a good insulator. It is an extremely potent and long lived greenhouse gas.

LINKS TO MAJOR GREENHOUSE GAS MOLECULAR IMAGES:

Carbon Dioxide, CO₂
Methane, CH₄
Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCS)
Perfluorocarbons (PFCS)
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCS)
Nitrous oxide, N₂O
Nitrogen trifluoride, NF₃
Sulfur hexafluoride, SF₆

Sulfur hexafluoride SF6

ALL MOLECULAR GRAPHICS: sulphur hexafluoride

(above) sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) image #1. This image is 500 x 500 pixels; the original image is 4096 x 4096 pixels.

(above) sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) image #2. This image is 500 x 500 pixels; the original image is 4096 x 4096 pixels.

(above) sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) image #3. This image is 500 x 500 pixels; the original image is 4096 x 4096 pixels.

Sulfur hexafluoride SF₆

(above) sulfur hexafluoride (SF₆) image #1. This image is 500 x 500 pixels; the original image is 4096 x 4096 pixels.

(above) sulfur hexafluoride (SF₆) image #2. This image is 500 x 500 pixels; the original image is 4096 x 4096 pixels.

(above) sulfur hexafluoride (SF₆) image #3. This image is 500 x 500 pixels; the original image is 4096 x 4096 pixels.