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COMEDK · Chemistry · 22. p Block Elements (Group 15, 16, 17 & 18)

The decreasing order of stability of oxides of halogen is

  1. A fluorine \(>\) chlorine \(>\) iodine \(>\) bromine
  2. B fluorine \(>\) chlorine \(>\) bromine \(>\) iodine
  3. C iodine \(>\) bromine \(>\) chlorine \(>\) fluorine
  4. D iodine \(>\) chlorine \(>\) bromine \(>\) fluorine
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(D) iodine \(>\) chlorine \(>\) bromine \(>\) fluorine

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In oxides of halogen, the bonds are mainly covalent due to small difference in electronegativity between the halogens and oxygen. The bond polarity, however, increases as we move from \(F\) to \(I\). The stability of oxides of iodine is greater than those of chlorine, while…