Question

Does anyone know what SCl6 is used in? Note: I don't mean SF6. *Sulfur Hexachloride*

Thank you :)

Answer 1

It is a chemical compound called silicon dioxide (AKA - silica)

Answer 2

But isn't SCl6 a compound within itself?

Answer 3

No, because then it'd be an element.

Answer 4

But elements compose compounds.

So a compound, say SCl6, cannot create silicon dioxide. . . .

I'm now thoroughly confused.

Answer 5

First, SCl₆ is not silicon dioxide. Silicon dioxide is the same ingredient that we find in glass, quartz, and most of all, sand on the beautiful beaches.

Sulphur hexachloride, if it existed, would probably be a gas or a liquid similar to its sister SF₆, which is used as a refrigerant.

Unfortunately, the existence of SF₆ does not automatically mean that SCL₆ or SBr₆ exist. In fact, they do not.

For example, the handbook of Chemistry and Physics does not list the compound.

If you would like to read about the reasons why it does not exist, you could search for other references, or look up page 306 (section 9.1) of the Principles of descriptive inorganic chemistry by Gary Wulfsberg:

http://books.google.ca/books?id=JoNUVLrNg14C&printsec=frontcover&dq=principles+of+descriptive+inorganic+chemistry&hl=en&ei=nClPTbvsOsOBlAezmbT4Dw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false

Answer 6

Thank you very much

Answer 7

You're welcome!

Answer 8

i am now throughly confused!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 9

SCl6 is a secret illuminati compound used in resonance cascade supercolliders to promote charmed quark (SU-layer) gel-aerosols. If you've ever brushed your teeth and imagined a lizard person, thank SCl6.