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Why fluorine is most reactive?

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To understand why fluorine is the most reactive halogen, we can break down the explanation into several key points: ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Identify the Halogens**: - The halogens include fluorine (F), chlorine (Cl), bromine (Br), iodine (I), and astatine (At). Among these, fluorine is the first element. 2. **Small Atomic Size**: ...
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CENGAGE CHEMISTRY ENGLISH-APPENDIX INORGANIC VOLUME 2-Short Answer Type
  1. What is the percentage of chlorine in a good sample of bleaching power...

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  2. Why halogens are very reactive?

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  3. Why fluorine is most reactive?

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  4. Why chlorine does not bleach in the absence of moisture?

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  5. What happens when fluorine gas is passed through water?

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  6. What is the hydridisation of O in Cl2O?

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  7. Which of the following is the only exothermic oxide of chlorine?

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  8. Give examples of paramagnetic oxide of chlorine.

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  9. Give the name of least stable and most stable oxides of chlorine.

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  10. Arrange oxyanions of chlorine in decreasing order of stability.

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  11. Arrange hypohalous acids in decreasing order of acidic nature.

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  12. Arrange hypohalous acids in decreasing order of stability.

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  13. Arrange hypohalous acids in decreasing order of oxidising nature.

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  14. What is the order of polarising nature of noble gases?

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  15. What is the order of boiling point of noble gases?

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  16. What is the order iof ionisation enthalpy values of noble gases?

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  17. State the hydridisation of central atom in XeF2 and XeF4 molecules.

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  18. State the total number of electron pairs surrounding the central atom ...

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  19. Name the first noble gas compound.

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  20. Give the name of six noble gas compounds known to you.

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