Question

Fluorine does not exhibit any positive o.s .why???

Answer 1

ANSWER:--

Fluorine is the most electronegative element in the periodic table.

For showing positive oxidation state, it should be bonded to the more electronegative element than fluorine.

But there is no such element in the periodic table. Hence, fluorine always shows a negative oxidation state and can not show positive oxidation state.

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Answer 2

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Fluorine is relatively smaller in size and is the element with high electro-negative property in periodic table. ... For fluorine to exhibit any positive oxidation state it has to be bonded to a negative element even higher than it which is not possible, thus fluorine does not exhibit any positive oxidation state.