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JEE Main 201815 AprilEvening ShiftOnline
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2018
Date
15 April
Shift
Evening Shift
Mode
Online
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties

JEE Main 2018 · 15 April · Evening Shift · Online · Chemistry · Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties

The correct order of electron affinity is:

The correct order of electron affinity is:

Options

  1. AO>F>Cl\mathrm{O}>\mathrm{F}>\mathrm{Cl}
  2. BF>O>Cl\mathrm{F}>\mathrm{O}>\mathrm{Cl}
  3. CF >Cl>O>\mathrm{Cl}>\mathrm{O}
  4. DCl>F>O\mathrm{Cl}>\mathrm{F}>\mathrm{O}

Correct answer

D. Cl>F>O\mathrm{Cl}>\mathrm{F}>\mathrm{O}

Step-by-step solution

On moving from left to right across a period, the electron affinity becomes more negative. On moving from top to bottom in a group, the electron affinity becomes less negative. Chlorine has more negative electron affinity than fluorine, Because adding an electron to fluorine ( 2p2 p orbital) causes greater repulsion than adding an electron to chlorine (3p(3 p orbital) which is larger in size.
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