Why electron affinity of chlorine is greater than chlorine?
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The electron affinity of chlorine is greater than that of F. This is probably due to the very small size of F atom which results in a very high charge density and consequently strong repulsion between existing valence shell electrons and the entering electron (new coming electron).
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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. So electron affinity of fluorine is less than that of chlorine.
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