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Chemistry

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Author:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

Publisher:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

Chapter1: Chemical Foundations

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F is able to show anomalous behaviour. Why?

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Reasons behind the anomalous behavior of F is discussed as follows,

F is small in size than rest of its group members and high electronegativity values with no electrons in its d orbital. Its oxidation state is -1 but its group member shows larger number of oxidation states.

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