Chemistry, asked by chilkawarsuraj9, 9 months ago

Fluorine shows only -1 oxidation state while other halogens show
-1, +1, +3, +5 and +7 oxidation states. Explain.

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Answered by AdityaPhadnis

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Explanation:

Flourine has electronic configuration: 1s² 2s² 2p⁵

It has a p orbital but does not have a d-orbital.

On the other hand,

Cl , Br , I , have a d orbital

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