The electronic configuration of the element with maximum electron affinity is

Options

A. `1s^(2),2s^(2),2p^(3)`
B. `1s^(2),2s^(2),2p^(5)`
C. `1s^(2),2s^(2),2p^(6),3s^(2),3p^(5)`
D. `1s^(2),2s^(2),2p^(6),3s^(2),3p^(3)`

Answer

C

Explanation

As we know chlorine has the highest electron affinity and option (c ) represents the configuration of chlorine.