The preparation of Fluorine was delayed because:

high reactivity of

F_{2}

and non conducting nature of HF

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it is halogen

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of its yellow colour

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it is a diatomic molecule

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The correct option is A high reactivity of $F_{2}$ and non conducting nature of HF
$F_{2}$ is highly reactive so reacts with water, carbon, hydrogen,metals etc. HF is also non-conducting. Therefore the preparation of Fluorine was delayed

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The preparation of Fluorine was delayed because:

The correct option is A high reactivity of F2 and non conducting nature of HFF2 is highly reactive so reacts with water, carbon, hydrogen,metals etc. HF is also non-conducting. Therefore the preparation of Fluorine was delayed

The correct option is A high reactivity of $F_{2}$ and non conducting nature of HF
$F_{2}$ is highly reactive so reacts with water, carbon, hydrogen,metals etc. HF is also non-conducting. Therefore the preparation of Fluorine was delayed