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The element which has highest electron affinity ?

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`S` has high electron affinity because in oxygen there is 'more interelectronic repulsion than sulphur, therefore, more energy is released in case of sulphur on gaining electrons .'
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CENGAGE CHEMISTRY ENGLISH-APPENDIX - INORGANIC VOLUME 1-Exercise Short
  1. Arrange the following in increasing order: a. BeCO(3),BaCO(3),CaCO(3...

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  2. Which alkali metal carbonate is thermally unstable and why?

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  3. The element which has highest electron affinity ?

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  4. What is diagonal relationship?

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  5. Give four characteristics of f-block elements.

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  6. Why are electron affinities of noble gases zero? Arrange halogens in i...

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  7. Arrange the species in each group in order of increasing ionisation en...

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  8. State the factors which affect electronaffinity

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  9. Explain the term (a) screening effect

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  10. which has higher 1st ionisation energy B or Be and why?

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  11. How does reducing power of elements vary in group 1?

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  12. a. Among Cu^(o+),Cu^(2+) and Cu which is the largest in size and why? ...

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  13. Give two characteristics of p-block elements.

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  14. What is modern periodic law? Mention the important features of the lon...

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  15. Elements A and B have atomic numbers 11and 24 respectively. Write the...

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  16. How do melting and boiling points vary in a (a) period and (b) group i...

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  17. a. Name the most metallic element in second period and most non-metall...

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  18. How does electronegativity vary down the group 17 and why? How does it...

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  19. Among the elements of second period pick out the element with the l...

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  20. Why CaCl(2) and NaCl are bad conductor of electricity in the solid sta...

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