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JEE Main Chemistry question

ChemistryClassification of Elements and Periodicity in PropertiesJEE Main

The second electron affinity is zero (not favourable) for

Answer: (B)

Solution

Halogens () readily accept one electron to attain the stable noble-gas configuration ; once this stable octet is achieved, there is no tendency (and no favourable energetics) for the resulting halide ion to accept a second electron, so the second

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