A learner was assigning oxidation numbers for different elements in the compounds OF2 and NaF. The learner assigned F an oxidati

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A learner was assigning oxidation numbers for different elements in the compounds OF2 and NaF. The learner assigned F an oxidati

on number of 1+ in OF2 and -1 in NaF.
Is this correct? Why?

A. Yes this is correct
B. No, fluorine is always assigned an oxidation number of -1.
C. No, fluorine is always assigned an oxidation number of +1.

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77julia77 [94] · Answer 1 · 2023-07-21T14:03:49+03:00

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Answer: B. No, fluorine is always assigned an oxidation number of -1.

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