JEE Main Chemistry question

Interhalogen compounds are more reactive than the individual halogens because:

(A)Two halogens are present in place of one
(B)They are more ionic
(C)Their bond energy is less than the bond energy of the halogen moleculeCorrect
(D)They carry more energy

Answer: (C)

Solution

Because the two different halogen atoms in an interhalogen bond do not overlap orbitals as efficiently as two identical atoms do, the bond is generally

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