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State why Flourine stabilizes higher oxidation states?

State why Flourine stabilizes higher oxidation states?

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Anjali Ahuja
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9 years ago
Hi Student
The ability of fluorine to stabilize high oxidation states is also linked to its small size: this sterically allows the large numbers of F atoms to bond to the central atom to stabilize the high oxidation state.
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