Why electron affinity of chlorine is greater than that of fluorine?
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Electron affinity of chlorine is greater than that of chlorine because chlorine need electron to complete its shell but if fluorine gets an electron then it will become unstable.
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Explanation: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. Also, fluorine has no d-orbitals, which limits its atomic size. As a result, fluorine has an electron affinity less than that of chlorine.
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