Why is it harder to remove an electron from fluorine than from carbon, or, to put it another way, why are the valence electrons

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ASHA 777 [7]

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Why is it harder to remove an electron from fluorine than from carbon, or, to put it another way, why are the valence electrons

of fluorine more strongly bound than those of carbon?

Chemistry

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alisha [4.7K] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-23T14:22:40+03:00

alisha [4.7K]3 years ago

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The valence electrons of both fluorine and
carbon are found at about the same distance
from their respective nuclei but the greater
positive charge of the fluorine nucleus attracts
its valence electrons more strongly.