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Fluorine forms more than one oxoacid - True or False?

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Solution

The correct option is B False
Because of its small size and high electronegativity, Fluorine forms only one oxoacid HOF - Hypofluorous acid. This could also be explained by the absence of d orbitals in Fluorine.

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