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Bromotrifluoromethane
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<p>Bromotrifluoromethane, commonly referred to by the code numbers Halon 1301, R13B1, Halon 13B1 or BTM, is an <a href="/facts/Organic_halide/FTmWVdPT">organic halide</a> with the chemical formula <a href="/facts/Carbon/ukrgQexo">C</a><a href="/facts/Bromine/oLfj3C7D">Br</a><a href="/facts/Fluorine/YUV0Fb8m">F</a>3. It is used for <a href="/facts/Gaseous_fire_suppression/4neLGIwS">gaseous fire suppression</a> as a far less toxic alternative to <a href="/facts/Bromochloromethane/Xx6519GI">bromochloromethane</a>. </p>