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Account for Fluorine exhibits only -1 oxidation state whereas other halogens exhibit +1, +3, +5 and +7 oxidation state.

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Electronic configuration of fluorine is 1s2 2s2 2px2 2py2 2pz1. It has only one orbital half filled and no d-orbital. The orbital cannot be unpaired. Being highly electronegative, it shows only -1 oxidation state as it saturates its valence shell by accepting one electron.

In all other halogen d-orbital are present and ns and p-orbitals, i.e. showing +3, +5 and +7 oxidation states.

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