Statement (A) : Electron affinity increases with increase in the atomic number across a period.
Statement (B) : The element with octet electronic configuration will have low electron affinity.
Statement (C) : The decreasing order of electron affinity of fluorine, chlorine and bromine is $F > Cl > Br$

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All the statements are incorrect

All the statements are correct

A, B are correct and C is incorrect

A, B are incorrect and C is correct

answer is C.

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Electron affinity increases with increase in the atomic number across a period.

The element with octet electronic configuration will have low electron affinity.

The decreasing order of electron affinity of fluorine, chlorine and bromine is $Cl > F > Br$

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