The least number of oxyacids are formed by:

nitrogen

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chlorine

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fluorine

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sulphur

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Solution

The correct option is B fluorine
The least number of oxyacids are formed by fluorine.
Since fluorine is more electronegative than oxygen, it forms only $H O F$ oxyacid with $- 1$ oxidation state.

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