JEE Main Chemistry question

**Statement 1:** F–F bond has low bond dissociation energy. **Statement 2:** Fluorine has low reactivity.

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

Answer: (C)

Solution

The F–F bond is indeed unusually weak (≈159 kJ/mol) due to strong lone pair–lone pair repulsion between the closely spaced F atoms — the assertion is true. However, fluorine

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