AIIMS 2012
- Exam
- AIIMS
- Year
- 2012
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- p Block Elements (Group 15, 16, 17 & 18)
AIIMS 2012 · Chemistry · p Block Elements (Group 15, 16, 17 & 18)
Assertion : Fluorine is a stronger oxidizing agent than iodine....
Assertion : Fluorine is a stronger oxidizing agent than iodine.Reason : Fluorine has greater electronegativity than iodine.
Options
- AIf both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
- BIf both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
- CIf assertion is true but reason is false
- DIf both assertion and reason are false.
Correct answer
B. If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
Step-by-step solution
Fluorine has higher standard electrode
potential (reduction potential) than iodine.