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The airfoil section remains the same, what happens is the airflow around it becomes separated from the surface.
When airspeed becomes very small or the angle of attack of the airfoil is very large, the air flowing over the wing does not flow smoothly and becomes separated, leaving a high pressure regions. This causes immediate loss of lift production.
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