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HALON SHORTHAND NAMING SYSTEM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1994-10-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- Air Pollution
- Climatology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Halon shorthand naming system
1, record 1, English, Halon%20shorthand%20naming%20system
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Halon shorthand labelling system 1, record 1, English, Halon%20shorthand%20labelling%20system
correct
- Halon chemical nomenclature 1, record 1, English, Halon%20chemical%20nomenclature
correct
- Halon naming system 1, record 1, English, Halon%20naming%20system
correct
- Halon number system 1, record 1, English, Halon%20number%20system
correct
- Halon nomenclature 1, record 1, English, Halon%20nomenclature
correct
- Halon numbering system 2, record 1, English, Halon%20numbering%20system
proposal
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A numerical system used to identify the many halogenated hydrocarbons produced commercially, in particular brominated extinguishants, without the need to refer to the systematic nomenclature or chemical formulas. 3, record 1, English, - Halon%20shorthand%20naming%20system
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Halon naming system should not be confused with the Freon commercial naming system. 3, record 1, English, - Halon%20shorthand%20naming%20system
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers devised a system for numbering the Halon compounds, which is used worldwide. The first digit of each identifying number represents the number of carbon atoms in the molecule; the second digit, the number of fluorine atoms; the third, the number of chlorine atoms; the fourth, the number of bromine atoms; and the fifth, the number of iodine atoms. Terminal zeros are dropped. Any atoms unaccounted for are hydrogen. 4, record 1, English, - Halon%20shorthand%20naming%20system
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Pollution de l'air
- Climatologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- nomenclature industrielle abrégée Halon
1, record 1, French, nomenclature%20industrielle%20abr%C3%A9g%C3%A9e%20Halon
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- nomenclature abrégée Halon 1, record 1, French, nomenclature%20abr%C3%A9g%C3%A9e%20Halon
correct, feminine noun
- nomenclature Halon 1, record 1, French, nomenclature%20Halon
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Système numérique qui permet d'identifier les nombreux hydrocarbures halogénés produits commercialement, en particulier des agents extincteurs, sans avoir recours à la nomenclature systématique ou aux formules chimiques. 1, record 1, French, - nomenclature%20industrielle%20abr%C3%A9g%C3%A9e%20Halon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les halons étant très nombreux, les chimistes américains, qui les ont particulièrement étudiés, ont aussi fixé les règles de leur nomenclature. Leur formule chimique est représentée par un nombre de quatre chiffres : le premier indique le nombre d'atomes de carbone de la molécule; le deuxième, de fluor; le troisième, de chlore; et le quatrième, de brome. 2, record 1, French, - nomenclature%20industrielle%20abr%C3%A9g%C3%A9e%20Halon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Il ne faut pas confondre la nomenclature Halon avec la marque déposée Halon pour un polytétrafluoroéthylène produit par Allied Chemical Co. 3, record 1, French, - nomenclature%20industrielle%20abr%C3%A9g%C3%A9e%20Halon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Exemple de nomenclature Halon : le Halon 1.001 est le monobromométhane (CH3Br) ou Fréon-40B. 2, record 1, French, - nomenclature%20industrielle%20abr%C3%A9g%C3%A9e%20Halon
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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