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Anomalous Behaviour of Fluorine

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Which of the following statement is not true for halogens ? 1) All form monobasic oxyacids. 2) All are oxidizing agents. 3) All but fluorine show positive oxidation states. 4) Chlorine has the highest electron gain enthalpy.

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