Chemistry, asked by sanjaygulia70, 1 year ago

Why electron affinity of
Fluorine is less than that
of Chlorine ?

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Answered by priyanshi323

Explanation:

bcoz its size is too compact

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Answered by Anonymous

Answer:

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. ... As a result, fluorine has an electron affinity less than that of chlorine.

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