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OpenStudy (dls):

In which way will we write and why?!

OpenStudy (dls):

|dw:1346006936821:dw| logical reason please!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Of2. You write the element with the positive oxidation number first in the formula. Since fluorine is more electronegative than oxygen, fluorine will be assigned the negative oxidation number. This is the only common compound in which oxygen has a positive oxidation number (+2).

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