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(A) $F_2$ is a very strong oxidizing agent. It oxidizes water to oxygen at room temperature: $2F_2(g) + 2H_2O(l) 	o 4HF(aq) + O_2(g)$.In this reactio

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(A) $F_2$ is a very strong oxidizing agent. It oxidizes water to oxygen at room temperature: $2F_2(g) + 2H_2O(l) 	o 4HF(aq) + O_2(g)$.In this reaction,$F_2$ is reduced to $F^-$,but it does not undergo disproportionation because fluorine cannot exhibit a positive oxidation state.Other halogens like $Cl_2$ and $Br_2$ undergo disproportionation in water to form hydrohalic acid and hypohalous acid: $X_2 + H_2O 	o HX + HOX$.

Which halogen oxidizes water at room temperature but does not undergo disproportionation into it?

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