Q19Multiple choice
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 single bond only while oxygen forms double bond.
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(iv) in covalent compounds fluorine can form single bond only while oxygen forms double bond.