The non-metal that does not exhibit positive oxidation state is:

fluorine

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oxygen

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iodine

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chlorine

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Solution

The correct option is A fluorine
The non-metal that does not exhibit positive oxidation state is fluorine. It shows -1 oxidation state only. other halogens show $- 1$ and positive oxidation states of $+ 1, + 3, + 5$ and $+ 7$ . Oxygen shows positive oxidation state of $+ 2$ in oxygen difluoride ( $O F_{2}$ ).

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