Q. Assertion (A) Oxygen has less negative electron gain enthalpy than sulphur.
Reason (R) Oxygen has a compact nature.

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Solution:

Due to the compact nature of oxygen, it has less negative electron gain enthalpy than sulphur. However, from sulphur onwards, the value of electron gain enthalpy again becomes less negative upto polonium.