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Account for Fluorine shows only are oxidation state, but rest of the halogens show different oxidation states. |
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Answer» Electronic configuration of flourine is 1s22s22px22py22pz2. It has only one orbital half filled and no d-orbital. The orbital cannot be on paired being highly electronegative. It shows only-1 oxidation state as it saturates its valences shell by accepting one electron. |
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