What is indicated by the statement "Fluorine gas (F2 ) has the maximum tendency to get reduced to fluoride ions (F–)"?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The standard electrode potentials are very important and we can extract a lot of useful information from them. The standard electrode potential for fluorine is the highest in the Table indicating that fluorine gas (F2) has the maximum tendency to get reduced to fluoride ions (F–) and therefore fluorine gas is the strongest oxidizing agent and fluoride ion is the weakest reducing agent.