PLS help!!!!!!!! Why are halogen atoms never a central atom?

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Why are halogen atoms never a central atom?

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Answer:

They can’t have more than 8 valence electrons.

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Heysem Katibi answered Oct 14, 2021

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They can’t have more than 8 valence electrons. Since fluorine is in group 7 it can only bound to one other molecule

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