Chemistry · p-Block Elements
Why is it that while iodine can readily form I3-, fluorine cannot form F3-?
- 1Fluorine possesses the highest electronegativity among halogens.
- 2The F-F bond dissociation enthalpy is very low.
- 3Fluorine has an exceptionally high oxidizing power.
- 4Fluorine has no vacant d-orbitals available in its valence shell.✓
Correct answer
Fluorine has no vacant d-orbitals available in its valence shell.
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