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sulfur hexafluoride
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Noun1.sulfur hexafluoride - a colorless gas that is soluble in alcohol and ether; a powerful greenhouse gas widely used in the electrical utility industry
fluoride - a salt of hydrofluoric acid
greenhouse emission, greenhouse gas - a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation


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The old bulk oil circuit breakers and electromechanical relays have been replaced with the latest SF6 circuit breakers and state-of-the-art numerical line protection devices, they added.
Beginning with the Industrial revolution in the 19th century and accelerating since then, there has been an increase in the emissions of various green house gases (CO2, CH4, N2O, SF6, HFC and PFC) in the atmosphere causing an abnormal increase in the temperature of earth.
 
 
 
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