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Element 9

Fluorine (F)

9
F

fluorine

Nonmetal · p block · group 17, period 2

Electron configuration
[He] 2s2 2p5[\mathrm{He}]\,2s^{2}\,2p^{5}
Unpaired electrons
1 (paramagnetic)
Valence electrons
7
Molar mass
18.998 g/mol
Electronegativity
3.98
Atomic radius
72 pm
First ionization energy
1681 kJ/mol
Next ionization energies
3,374, 6,050, 8,408
Electron affinity
328 kJ/mol released

Practice

Practice fluorine

Questions from the course about fluorine. If you’re signed in, your answers count toward your progress.

  1. Question 1Ground-state electron configurationWarm-up

    Which is the ground-state electron configuration of a neutral fluorine atom (F\ce{F})?

  2. Question 2Count unpaired electronsWarm-up

    How many unpaired electrons are there in a ground-state gaseous fluorine atom (F\ce{F})?

    Whole number.

  3. Question 3Estimate the effective nuclear chargeWarm-up

    Use the simple shielding model Zeff=Z−SZ_{\text{eff}} = Z - S, where SS is the number of core (inner-shell, n<2n < 2) electrons and electrons in the same shell do not shield each other. What is ZeffZ_{\text{eff}} for a valence electron of fluorine (F\ce{F})?

    Whole number.