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Fluorine is a neutral atom, though fluoride is an anion. Fluorine does not form cations, or any compound, complex ion, or coordinate complex in which it has a positive oxidation state, unlike the other halogens.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoFluorine forms anions (negatively charged ions), it has the tendency to accept electrons.
More specifically, fluorine is the most electronegative element. This is a concept applied in covalent bonding and is defined as the tendency to accept shared electron pair toward itself. For example, in HF the electron pair is attracted more by fluorine (since its electronegativity is higher than that of hydrogen) and hence becomes slightly negatively charged.
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∙ 9y agoFluorine is the most electronegative element in the periodic table. It needs just one electron to attain the stable noble gas configuration. A fluorine atom will thus gain an electron, thereby incurring a single negative charge, to form the fluoride ion, F-. This is an anion as it is a negatively charged ion.
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∙ 13y agoNo, Fluorine is an element, not an ion. When it does form ions it forms the fluoride ion, which is an anion.
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∙ 10y agoNeither. Fluorine is an element and is not classified as cation or anion. However fluorine forms anion (fluoride).
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∙ 14y agoAnions, due to it being a non-metal and it having a oxidation state of -1.
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∙ 13y agoFluorine forms an anion.
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