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JEE Main Chemistry question

ChemistryClassification of Elements and Periodicity in PropertiesJEE Main

The order of first electron affinity of O, S and Se is

Answer: (B)

Solution

Although electron affinity generally decreases down a group, oxygen's very small atomic size means its compact orbital already has significant electron density, so adding another electron causes

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