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WBJEE · Chemistry · Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties

The correct pair of electron affinity order is

  1. A \(\mathrm{O}>\mathrm{S}, \mathrm{F}>\mathrm{Cl}\)
  2. B \(\mathrm{O} < \mathrm{S}, \mathrm{Cl}>\mathrm{F}\)
  3. C \(\mathrm{S}>\mathrm{O}, \mathrm{F}>\mathrm{Cl}\)
  4. D \(\mathrm{S} < \mathrm{O}, \mathrm{Cl}>\mathrm{F}\)
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(B) \(\mathrm{O} < \mathrm{S}, \mathrm{Cl}>\mathrm{F}\)

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Second period elements of p-block have lower values of electron affinity than expected due to unusually smaller size.