Fluorine atom is smaller than chlorine atom give reason
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Fluorine, though higher than chlorine in the periodic table, has a very small atomic size. This makes the fluoride anion so formed unstable (highly reactive) due to a very high charge/mass ratio. ... As a result, fluorinehas an electron affinity less than that of chlorine.
Fluorine, though higher than chlorine in the periodic table, has a very small atomic size. This makes the fluoride anion so formed unstable (highly reactive) due to a very high charge/mass ratio. ... As a result, fluorinehas an electron affinity less than that of chlorine.
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Yes it's true that electron affinity of fluorine is less than that of chlorine. This is because the size of fluorine atom is very small as compared to chlorine atom and due to its small size there are strong inner repulsions among valence electrons and so the outer electron doesnot feel the attraction from the nucleus.
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