Explain why fluorine forms only one oxoacid, HOF.

NCERT Class XII Chemistry
Chapter - The p-Block Elements
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Marks: +1, -0

Solution:

Due to high electronegativity and absence of d orbitals, F does notform oxoacids such as HOFO,HOFO2 and HOFO3 in which the oxidationstate of F is +3, +5 and +7. It just forms one oxoacid, i.e., HOF in which theoxidation state of F is + 1.

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NCERT Class XII Chemistry Chapter - The p-Block Elements Questions with Solutions

NCERT Class XII Chemistry
Chapter - The p-Block Elements
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