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When fluoride reacts with the metal it forms an F negative ion the fluorine Adam has gained an electron an undergone _______.

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Answer:

Reduction.

Step-by-step explanation:

Fluorine atom has gained an electron and undergone reduction because when an atom gains electron it reduced itself thus acting as an oxidant to oxidize another atom .

For exam sodium fluoride NaF is a salt when sodium fluoride undergo breakdown at that time the fluoride atom gains an electron and is converted to F- anion by the process called reduction .

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