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Which of the following orders of electron affinities of halogens is correct?

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a

F<Cl<Br

b

F>Cl<Br

c

F<Cl>Br

d

F>Cl>Br

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

Because of small size ( electrons held in small volume), the electron affinity of F is smaller than Cl, which, in turn, has higher electron affinity than Br.

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Which of the following orders of electron affinities of halogens is correct?