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Standard XII
Chemistry
Anomalous Behaviour of Fluorine
Fluorine alwa...
Question
Fluorine always shows-1 oxidation state. Why?
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Solution
Fluorine always shows-1 oxidation state as it is most electronegative element. It has seven valence electrons and gains one valence electron to complete its octet. This gives
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1
oxidation state to fluorine.
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