HF loves the idea of donating a fluorine to SbF5

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An example of anthropomorphism in writing for science teachers:

"…the world's strongest acid?
No. That title falls to fluoroantimonic acid – a superacid mixture of antimony pentafluoride and hydrofluoric acid. You see, HF loves the idea of donating a fluorine to SbF5, and the resulting SbF6– anion is relatively stable."

Ian Farrell:

Farrell, I. (2021, 21st October 2021). The highly corrosive world of superacids. Education in Chemistry.

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Former school and college science teacher, teacher educator, research supervisor, and research methods lecturer. Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.