All the following statements about are characteristic of fluorine or its compounds are true except
A) Fluorine has a high electronegativity.
B) Fluorine brings about low oxidation numbers in other elements.
C) Fluorine has a very small size.
D) Fluorine does not have available d-orbitals for bonding.
E) Fluorine has an oxidation number of -1.

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Fluorine, due to its high electronegativity, typically causes other elements to have higher, not lower, oxidation numbers when it forms compounds with them.

All the Following Statements About Are Characteristic of Fluorine or Its