JEE Main201815 Apr 2018Evening ShiftChemistryClassification of Elements and Periodicity in PropertiesActual
The correct order of electron affinity is:
Options
- AO > F > Cl
- BF > O > Cl
- CF > Cl > O
- DCl > F > O
Correct answer
D. Cl > F > 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 ( 2 p orbital) causes greater repulsion than adding an electron to chlorine (3 p orbital) which is larger in size.