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AlF4K

  1. potassium fluoro aluminate

  2. potassium tetrafluoro aluminate

  3. potassium tetra fluoro aluminite

  4. potassium tetralumminiumfluorate

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Explanation

AlF4K is potassium tetrafluoroaluminate, K[AlF4]. The 'tetrafluoro' prefix indicates four fluorine atoms bonded to aluminum, and the '-ate' suffix shows it's an anion. This is a coordination compound used in industrial applications.