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The element with highest electron affinity belongs to period number _______

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answer is 3.

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Although Fluorine has the highest electronegativity, Chlorine has the highest electron affinity and this is because the considerable repulsion in the tightly packed 2p subshell of Fluorine.
Chlorine belongs to third period and group-17.

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