OF2 should be called as oxygen difluoride not fluorine oxide
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In this case the most electronegative element isFluorine, so the compound innamed as a fluoride. ... Fluorineis more electronegative thanOxygen. Hence the oxidation state of F is -1 whereas O has an oxidation state of +2 in OF2. So it is a Fluoride rather than an Oxide.
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In this case the most electronegative element isFluorine, so the compound innamed as a fluoride. ... Fluorineis more electronegative thanOxygen. Hence the oxidation state of F is -1 whereas O has an oxidation state of +2 in OF2. So it is a Fluoride rather than an Oxide.
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