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Grade 12th passInorganic Chemistry

Why does the chlorine has higher affinity towards hydrogen ????????

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7 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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7 Years ago
chlorine has high affinity for hydrogen because it needs any one monovalent element compound to satisfy its valency and become stable.and hydrogen  is most readily found monovalent element with a oxidation number of -1