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Why are fluorine and oxygen compounds called oxygen fluorides?

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To understand why compounds of fluorine and oxygen are called oxygen fluorides, we can break down the explanation into several steps: ### Step 1: Understanding Electronegativity Electronegativity is the tendency of an atom to attract shared electrons in a chemical bond. In this context, we need to compare the electronegativities of fluorine and oxygen. ### Step 2: Comparing Fluorine and Oxygen Fluorine is the most electronegative element in the periodic table, while oxygen is also highly electronegative but less so than fluorine. This means that in a bond between fluorine and oxygen, fluorine will attract the shared electrons more strongly than oxygen. ...
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ICSE-P-BLOCK ELEMENTS-EXERCISE (PART-II)(DESCRIPTIVE QUESTIONS)(VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS)
  1. Why is OF6 compound not known?

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  2. Why is NF6 compound not known?

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  3. Why are fluorine and oxygen compounds called oxygen fluorides?

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  4. Nitrogen does not form pentahalides. Give reason.

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  5. Noble gases are mostly chemically inert. Give reason.

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  6. Complete and balance the chemical equation: BrO(3)^(-)+ F2 + OH^(-) ...

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  7. Draw the structure of xenon oxyfluoride which is isoelectronic with IF...

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  8. Fluorine provides the largest variety of interhalogen compounds among ...

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  9. Draw and name the molecular shape of SF6.

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  10. Out of H(2)O which one has higher bond angle and why?

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  11. Name one ion whose central atom has sp^3 d^3 type of hybrid orbitals.

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  12. What type of hybridization is associated with N in NH3 ? What is th...

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  13. The bond energy of fluorine is more than that of chlorine.

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  14. Account for the following: Tendency to show -2 oxidation state dimi...

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  15. Which is the strongest oxidising agent among CIO(4)^(-),BrO(4)^(-) an...

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  16. Why is H2S more acidic than H2O ?

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  17. Which type of hybridisation explains the trigonal bipyramidal shape of...

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  18. Draw the structure of BrO(4)^(-)

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  19. Whys is F(2) a stronger oxidising agent than Cl(2) ?

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  20. Write the chemical equation for the reactions which occur when sodium ...

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