Chlorine Trifluoride ClF3 vs. Gummy Bear
Channel: Fluorineisgreat
Date: 16/11/2021

A gummy bear takes a bath in ca. 3 mL of chlorine trifluoride inside a FEP vessel (FEP = fluorinated ethylene propylene copolymer.
Many know the reaction of a gummy bear in molten KClO3 (m.p. 368 °C) which decomposes to chloride and perchlorate around this temperature and a similar reaction is observed.
Here, the reaction starts at near ambient temperature. This highlights the enormous reactivity of ClF3.