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Grade 11Physical Chemistry

Y neon has the most positive electron gain enthalpy

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8 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Anomy
8 Years ago
Electron gain enthalpy increase as electronegativity increases so halogens must have highest
electron gain enthalpy and fluorine which has highest electronegativity in the periodic table  i.e, 4 is expected to have highest electron gain enthalpy but due to very small size of fluorine
atom , electron electron repulsions are high so it is not easy for a fluorine atom to gain an
electron but this is not true for chlorine.....thus chlorine which has second highest
electronegativity after fluorine  has highest
electron gain enthalpy ......
 
Profile image of Anomy
8 Years ago
I think chlorine has highest electron gain enthalpy .....not neon ...................,......................................................................................