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ChemistryRedox ReactionsDetermination of Oxidation StateEasy2 minQB
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Statement 1: In ClF₃, chlorine has the oxidation number -1.
Statement 2: Electron affinity of chlorine is greater than that of fluorine.
Options:
Answer:
D
Solution:
Fluorine is always -1 in its compounds, so in ClF₃ chlorine is +3, not -1 - I is incorrect. Statement II is correct: chlorine has a higher electron affinity than fluorine because fluorine's compact 2p subshell suffers strong inter-electronic repulsion for the added electron. Hence (d).
Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:Redox ReactionsSubtopic:Determination of Oxidation State
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