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ChemistryComplete Pblock-p-Block 17,18Easy2 minPYQ_2020
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Only Iodine forms Hepta-fluoride IF7, but Chlorine and Bromine give Penta-fluorides. The reason for this is :

Options:

Answer:
C
Solution:

Due to larger size of iodine atom, it can accommodate upto seven small fluorine atoms around, while due to smaller sizes of chlorine and bromine atoms cannot accommodate seven fluorine atoms, i.e., steric factor dominate in case of chlorine and bromine.

Stream:NTA_ABHYAS_NEETSubject:ChemistryTopic:Complete Pblock-Subtopic:p-Block 17,18
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