Question:
Although fluorine is more electronegative than oxygen, the ability of oxygen to stabilise higher oxidation states exceeds that of fluorine. Why?
Solution:
Fluorine has one unpaired electron and forms a single bond, while Oxygen has two unpaired electrons and can form multiple bonds thereby stabilizing higher oxidation states.
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