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ChemistryThe p-Block ElementsJEE Advanced

The interhalogen compound not obtained is

Answer: (D)

Solution

Interhalogen compounds of the higher types (AX5, AX7) require the central halogen A to be large enough to accommodate the steric crowding of many bonded (smaller) halogen atoms. Iodine, being the largest common halogen, can support IF5 and even IF7 with the small fluorine atom. Bromine is smaller than iodine and,

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