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Chemistry Forums for Students => Undergraduate General Chemistry Forum => Topic started by: smghz on February 17, 2017, 12:07:01 AM

Title: Why Isn't Fluorine an electron acceptor in our bodies?
Post by: smghz on February 17, 2017, 12:07:01 AM

Just wondering, if F is more electronegative than O, why isn't it in our bodies (i.e., in the ETC)?

Title: Re: Why Isn't Fluorine an electron acceptor in our bodies?
Post by: Borek on February 17, 2017, 03:12:32 AM

Accepting an electron requires change of the oxidation state, isn't it?