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?

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Amari Odonnell

29 November, 05:28

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?

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Makai Acevedo · Answer 1

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.