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Explain why fluorine forms only one oxoacid, HOF.

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Flourine forms only one oxoacid, HOF, in which the oxidation state of `F` is `+1`.

Due to absence of d-orbitals in its valence shell, F cannot show higher positive states of `+3`,`+5` and `+7` hence F does not form higher oxoacids.
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CENGAGE CHEMISTRY ENGLISH-APPENDIX INORGANIC VOLUME 2-Exercises
  1. How is SO(2) an air pollutant?

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  2. Why are halogens strong oxidising agents?

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  3. Explain why fluorine forms only one oxoacid, HOF.

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  4. Although chlorine and oxygen have nearly same electronegativity yet on...

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  5. Write two uses of ClO(2).

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  6. Why are halogens coloured?

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  7. Write the reactions of F(2) and Cl(2) with water.

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  8. How can you prepare Cl(2) from HCl and HCl from Cl(2)? Write reactions...

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  9. What inspired N. Bartlett for carrying out reaction between Xe and PtF...

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  10. What are the oxidation states of phosphorus in the following:

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  11. Write balanced equations for the following: (i) NaCl is heated wit...

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  12. How are xenon fluorides XeF(2), XeF(4) and XeF(6) obtained?

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  13. With what neutral molecule is ClO^(–) isoelectronic? Is that molecule ...

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  14. How are XeO(3) and XeOF(4) prepared?

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  15. Arrange the following in the order of property indicated for each set:

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  16. Which one of the following does not exist?

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  17. Give the formula and describe the structure of a noble gas which is is...

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  18. Why do noble gases have comparatively large atomic sizes?

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  19. List the uses of neon and argon gases.

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  20. Write down the electronic configuration of: ltBrgt (i) Cr^(3+) (ii)...

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