Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
Penta Flúor Carboneto - PFC
English translation:
pentafluorocarbon
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Portuguese term
Penta Flúor Carboneto - PFC
Portuguese to English
Science
Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng
greenhouse gases
I suspect this is an error because I can't find a single reference to it on Google. In this context, PFC usually stands for perfluorocarbon, as far as I'm aware, but then I'm not a chemist.
Any chemists out there who can advise?
Any chemists out there who can advise?
Proposed translations
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| 4 +3 | pentafluorocarbon |
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References
| pentafluorocarbon |
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Proposed translations
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pentafluorocarbon
Does sound off, but it is indeed used to refer to pentafluoroethane (R 125).
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Note added at 3 mins (2009-11-10 19:00:15 GMT)
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And yes, "PFC" is overwhelmingly used to refer to perfluorocarbons (which pentafluoroethane is not).
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Note added at 3 mins (2009-11-10 19:00:15 GMT)
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And yes, "PFC" is overwhelmingly used to refer to perfluorocarbons (which pentafluoroethane is not).
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you for your invaluable help. Between you and Fernando Domeniconi, you have convinced me that pentafluorocarbon exists, which is all that interests me. If it's incorrect in the context, that's the author's problem."
Reference comments
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Reference:
pentafluorocarbon
Pentafluoroethane is a refrigerant with no ozone=depleting effect and a clean extinguishing agent.
Its chemical formula is C5F5H.
If the context is more technical and less scientific, the former name is preferred to pentafluorocarbon whic is chemically incorrect
Its chemical formula is C5F5H.
If the context is more technical and less scientific, the former name is preferred to pentafluorocarbon whic is chemically incorrect
Example sentence:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentafluoroethane
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