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BITSAT 2014
Exam
BITSAT
Year
2014
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties

BITSAT 2014 · Chemistry · Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties

Which one of the following arrangements represents the correct...

Which one of the following arrangements represents the correct order of electron gain enthalpy (with negative sign) of the given atomic species?

Options

  1. AS<O<Cl<F\quad \mathrm{S}< \mathrm{O}< \mathrm{Cl}< \mathrm{F}
  2. BCl<F<S<O\quad \mathrm{Cl}< \mathrm{F}< \mathrm{S}< \mathrm{O}
  3. CF<Cl<O<S\quad \mathrm{F}< \mathrm{Cl}< \mathrm{O}< \mathrm{S}
  4. DO<S<F<Cl\quad \mathrm{O}< \mathrm{S}< \mathrm{F}< \mathrm{Cl}

Correct answer

D. O<S<F<Cl\quad \mathrm{O}< \mathrm{S}< \mathrm{F}< \mathrm{Cl}

Step-by-step solution

The amount of energy released when an electron is added to an isolated gaseous atom to produce a monovalent anion is called electron gain enthalpy. Electron affinity value generally increase on moving from left to right in a period however there are exceptions of this rule in the case of those atoms which have stable configuration. These atoms resist the addition of extra electron, therefore the low value of electron affinity O−1.48<S−2.0<F−3.6<Cl−3.8\underset{-1.48}{\mathrm{O}}< \underset{-2.0}{\mathrm{ S}}< \underset{-3.6}{\mathrm{ F}}< \underset{-3.8}{\mathrm{Cl}} On the other hand Cl\mathrm{Cl}, because of its comparatively bigger size than F\mathrm{F}, allow the addition of an extra electron more easily.
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