Statement 1 (Assertion): OF_2 is named as oxygen difluoride. Statement 2 (Reason): In OF_2, oxygen is less electronegative than fluorine.

JEE Main Chemistry question

Statement 1 (Assertion): is named as oxygen difluoride. Statement 2 (Reason): In , oxygen is less electronegative than fluorine.

(A)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is correct explanation for AssertionCorrect
(B)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is not correct explanation for Assertion
(C)Assertion is True, Reason is False
(D)Assertion is False, Reason is True

Answer: (A)

Solution

Fluorine (electronegativity ) is more electronegative than oxygen (), so by the usual naming convention the less electronegative element (oxygen) is named first and the more electronegative

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