Chemistry of Fluorine

Fluorine (F) is the first element in the Halogen group (group 17) in the periodic table. Its atomic number is 9 and its atomic weight is 19, and it's a gas at room temperature.  It is the most electronegative element, given that it is the top element in the Halogen Group, and therefore is very reactive. It is a nonmetal, and is one of the few elements that can form diatomic molecules (F2). It has 5 valence electrons in the 2p level. Its electron configuration is 1s²2s²2p⁵. It will usually form the anion F^- since it is extremely electronegative and a strong oxidizing agent. Fluorine is a Lewis acid in weak acid, which means that it accepts electrons when reacting. Fluorine has many isotopes, but the only stable one found in nature is F-19.