Q.

Statement 1 : F is more electronegative than Cl.

Statement 2 : F has high electron affinity than Cl.

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a

 Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false

b

Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true .

c

Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are false.

d

Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is true.

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

Chlorine has high electron affinity than fluorine. The less negative electron gain enthalpy of fluorine as compared to chlorine is due to very small size of the fluorine atom.

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