JEE Main Chemistry question

The electron affinity of halogens shows the order:

(A)
(B)Correct
(C)
(D)

Answer: (B)

Solution

Although electronegativity decreases smoothly down the group, electron affinity shows an anomaly: chlorine has the highest electron affinity (not fluorine), because

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