Although fluorine is more electronegative than oxygen,the ability of oxygen to stabilize higher oxidation states exceeds that of fluorine. Why?
- AOxygen can form multiple bonds with metals.
- BFluorine is too small to accommodate many atoms.
- COxygen has a higher ionization energy.
- DFluorine has a lower electron affinity.
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