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Question
Assertion (A): Fluorine forms only one oxoacid HOF.
Reason (R): Fluorine atom is highly electronegative.
Options
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
A is true but R is false.
A is false but R is true.
MCQ
Assertion and Reasoning
Solution
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
Explanation:
\[\ce{F}\] is a highly electronegative element and is very small; also, it does not have available d orbitals, due to which it can form only one oxoacid, \[\ce{HOF}\].
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