sulphur hexafluoride (Q249)
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A synthetic, long-lived gas, used in electrical insulation and industrial applications, with an extremely high global warming potential.
- SF6
- Sulfur hexafluoride
- SFs
- SF
- hexafluoride
- SF₆
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | sulphur hexafluoride |
A synthetic, long-lived gas, used in electrical insulation and industrial applications, with an extremely high global warming potential. |
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Sulfur hexafluoride is used as an insulating gas in electrical transmission equipment, including circuit breakers. The global warming potential of SF6 is 23,500.