JEE Main Chemistry question

Fluorine does not show positive oxidation states because:

(A)It is the most electronegative elementCorrect
(B)It forms only anions in ionic compounds
(C)It cannot form multiple bonds
(D)It shows non-bonded electron pair repulsion due to small size

Answer: (A)

Solution

Since fluorine is the most electronegative element of all, no other element can pull electron density away from it; it can therefore never be oxidised

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