Sulfur Hexafluoride

Synonyms

Hexafluoride, Sulfur

Sulfur fluoride (SF6), (OC-6-11)-

Sulfur hexafluoride. An inert gas used mainly as a test gas in respiratory physiology. Other uses include its injection in vitreoretinal surgery to restore the vitreous chamber and as a tracer in monitoring the dispersion and deposition of air pollutants.