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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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  1. 29 November, 05:42
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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.
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