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Grade 12th passInorganic Chemistry

How is florine diffrent from other halogens discuss in detail

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8 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Fluorine is the smallest halogen.It is the most electronegative atom in periodic table.It has no d-orbital as it belongs to 2nd period and the bond dissociation energy is too high.Mainly for these reasons fluorine shows an anomalous behavior