Give two examples to show the anomalous behavior of fluorine.

1.	Give two examples to show the anomalous behavior of fluorine.
Answer» Most of the reactions of fluorine are exothermic (due to the small and strong bond formed by it with other elements). It forms only one oxoacid while other halogens form a number of oxoacids. Hydrogen fluoride is a liquid (b.p. 293 K) due to strong hydrogen bonding. Other hydrogen halides are gases.

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