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It's not chemically inert (1), but even if it were it could still disrupt cell membrane function by physical effects, like dissolving into the lipids. (1) For
by pfdietz 2y ago
It's not chemically inert (1), but even if it were it could still disrupt cell membrane function by physical effects, like dissolving into the lipids.
(1) For example, a mixture of xenon and fluorine, when exposed to sunlight, makes crystals of xenon difluoride.
- groby_b 2y agoI feel like fluorine isn't allowed in a "chemical inert" statement ;) You can, after all, even make Argon react with it - HArF. Only Neon and Helium are so far in the "only reacts theoretically with fluorine"