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Chlorine trifluoride
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<p>Chlorine trifluoride is an <a href="/facts/Interhalogen/TBED2c9B">interhalogen</a> compound with the formula ClF3. It is a colorless, poisonous, corrosive, and extremely reactive <a href="/facts/Gas/hVVAoodV">gas</a> that condenses to a pale-greenish yellow liquid, the form in which it is most often sold (pressurized at room temperature). It is notable for its extreme oxidation properties. The compound is primarily of interest in plasmaless cleaning and <a href="/facts/Etching/PM0FmoSb">etching</a> operations in the <a href="/facts/Semiconductor_industry/v2LNPolL">semiconductor industry</a>, in <a href="/facts/Nuclear_reprocessing/aTMUoYaW">nuclear reactor fuel processing</a>, historically as a component in <a href="/facts/Rocket_fuel/IyFhQEA2">rocket fuels</a>, and various other industrial operations owing to its corrosive nature. </p>