Element having maximum electron affinity is

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Element having maximum electron affinity is (A) fluorine (B) chlorine (C) bromine (D) iodine

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.The order of electron affinity among the halogens are Cl < F > Br > I. Unexpectedly chlorine has higher electron affinity than fluorine because size of fluorine is very small and it repels the incoming electron

Q. Element having maximum electron affinity is

fluorine

chlorine

bromine

iodine

.The order of electron affinity among the halogens are Cl < F > Br > I. Unexpectedly chlorine has higher electron affinity than fluorine because size of fluorine is very small and it repels the incoming electron