Question:
Highest oxidation state of manganese in fluoride is +4 (MnF4) but highest
oxidation state in oxides is +7 (Mn2O7) because ____________.
(i) fluorine is more electronegative than oxygen.
(ii) fluorine does not possess d-orbitals.
(iii) fluorine stabilises lower oxidation state.
(iv) in covalent compounds, fluorine can form a single bond only while oxygen
forms double bond.
Solution:
Option (iv) in covalent compounds, fluorine can form a single bond only while oxygen
forms double bond. is the answer.