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Why does fluorine not play the role of a central atom in interhalogen compounds ?

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The reasons are :
(i) F being smallest cannot accommodate larger sized other halogen atoms it.
(ii) Due to the absence of d-orbitals, F does not show positive oxidation states of +3, +5 or +7 needed for the formation of polyatomic interhalogen compounds
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