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Why HF cannot be stored in glass bottle ?

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HF causes etching of glass. Hence, it cannot be stored in glass bottles.
`(Na_(2)SiO_(3)+6HFto2NaF+SiF_(4)+3H_(2)O+SiF_(4)+2HFtoH_(2)SiF_(6))/(Na_(2)SiO_(3)+8HFto2NaF+H_(2)SiF_(6)+3H_(2)O)`
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