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Fluorine does not have d-orbitals in its valence shell - True or False?

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The correct option is A True
Fluorine does not have any d-orbitals because of its smaller size with atomic number 9. Its electronic configuration is given as 1s2 2s2 2p5. As you can see, the highest principal quantum number is 2 and for n = 2, there are no d orbitals possible.

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