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3.20   Which of the following pairs of elements would have a more negative electron gain enthalpy?
         (i) O or F

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Oxygen and Fluorine both are of the second group elements and as we move from O to F, there is a decrease in atomic size, as a result, there is an increase in nuclear charge. Further, by a gain of one electron, F \rightarrow F^- ion has an inert gas configuration and O \rightarrow O^- gives ion which does not have a stable inert gas configuration.

The energy released is much higher in going from fluorine to oxygen or the electron gain enthalpy value of F is much more negative than that of oxygen.

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