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People: Emperor Go-Toba
Location: Oldenburg in Holstein Schleswig-Holstein Germany

Scheele obtains hydrofluoric acid in 1771 in …

Years: 1771 - 1771

Scheele obtains hydrofluoric acid in 1771 in an impure state by heating fluorspar, now known to be a compound of fluorine, with concentrated sulfuric acid in a glass retort, which is greatly corroded by the product.

Subsequent experiments with the substance employ vessels made of metal.