Which of the following statements on fluorine are false?

Fluorine dissolves in water

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Fluorine reacts with water forming

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Fluorine reacts with water forming

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The Fluorine

molecule is non-polar.

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Solution

The correct option is A Fluorine dissolves in water
Fluorine doesn’t dissolve but reacts with water forming a mixture of ozone and oxygen. Also, Fluorine dissolves in chloroform.
$2 F_{2} + 2 H_{2} O \to 4 H F + O_{2}$
$3 F_{2} + 3 H_{2} O \to 6 H F + O_{3}$

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