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a) Give reason: i) Fluorine exhibits only one oxidation state whereas other halogens exhibit multiple oxidation states. ii) Most of the reactions with fluorine are exothermic. |
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Answer» SOLUTION :i)Fluorine exhibits only one oxidation states whereas other halogens exhibit multiple oxidation states due to absence of d ORBITALS in the valence SHELL ii) Most of the reactions with fluorine are exothermic due to SMALL size and STRONG bond formed by fluorine with other elements. |
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