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Sulfur hexafluoride (SF_6)

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-002226

A colorless gas soluble in alcohol and ether, and slightly less soluble in water. It is used as a dielectric in electronics. It possesses the highest 100-year Global Warming Potential of any gas (23,900).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-002226
FieldEnergy
AbbreviationSF_6
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "abbreviation": "SF_6",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
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  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/sulfur-hexafluoride-sf-6/"
}

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