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Anomalous Behaviour of Fluorine

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Fluorine is highly reactive because:

A

F-F bond energy is high

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B

F-F bond energy is low

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C

it is gaseous at room temperature

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D

F has a smaller size

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Solution

The correct option is B F-F bond energy is low
$F_{2}$ is highly reactive because of its low bond energy. Also, it has the highest electronegativity.

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