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Interhalogen compounds are more reactive than the related elemental halogens.

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The interhalogen compounds are reactive because the X-X. bond in interhalogen compounds are weaker than X-X bonds in dihalogen molecules, hence easy to break causing more reactivity, also the X-X. bond in interhalogen compounds are polar due to difference in electronegativities making it easy to cleave the bonds.
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  • Interhalogen compounds are more reactive than the individual halogens because

    A
    they are prepared by direct combination of halogens
    B
    X-X' bond is weaker than X-X or X' -X' bonds
    C
    they are thermally more stable than halogens
    D
    there is a large difference in their electronegativity.

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    A
    If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
    B
    If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
    C
    If assertion is true but reason is false.
    D
    If both assertion and reason are false.

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