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Fluorine is more reactive than chlorine.
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It isn't. Fluorine is more reactive. However, Chlorine is more reactive than Bromine, Iodine and Astatine. It is all to do with molecular size. Fluorine wants to get to a stable 10 electrons to be like Neon more than Chlorine wants to get to get 18 lectrons to be like Argon. This is because the valence/bonding electrons are closer to the nucleus in Fluorine than they are Chlorine and thus more strongly attracted.
theyhave more neutrons and protons
No. Fluorine is an oxidizing agent, meaning it can cause flammable substances to burn. It is even stronger in this respect than oxygen is.
Fluorine is more reactive than chlorine.
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Fluorine is more chemically similar to chlorine than it is to oxygen. Fluorine and chlorine both have 7 valance electrons, whereas oxygen has 6.
It isn't. Fluorine is more reactive. However, Chlorine is more reactive than Bromine, Iodine and Astatine. It is all to do with molecular size. Fluorine wants to get to a stable 10 electrons to be like Neon more than Chlorine wants to get to get 18 lectrons to be like Argon. This is because the valence/bonding electrons are closer to the nucleus in Fluorine than they are Chlorine and thus more strongly attracted.
theyhave more neutrons and protons
Fluorine has the highest electronegativity of any element. Its electronegativity is 4. Oxygen has the second highest electronegativity of any element, with an electronegaitivity of 3.5, and chlorine has an electronegativity of 3.16 on the Pauling scale. Note that there is more than one scale for measuring electronegativity. But no matter which scale you use, Fluorine is more electronegative than oxygen, which is more electronegative than chlorine.
Chlorine is a stronger oxidizing agent than bromine.
No. Fluorine is an oxidizing agent, meaning it can cause flammable substances to burn. It is even stronger in this respect than oxygen is.
Oxidation is the loss of electrons and an element responsible for this loss is an oxidizing agent, an element which has great affinity for electrons is strong oxidizing agent , Fluorine atom has highest electronegatvity so it is strongest oxidizing element. oxidizing agent oxidizes others and itself becomes reduced.
Oxidising agents gain electrons. Fluorine is a smaller atom than chlorine, so the effective pull of its nucleus is greater.
Fluorine has more electronegativity, meaning it is more "desperate" to obtain electrons. Its nucleus is the most attractive of all elements.
Fluorine has more electronegativity, meaning it is more "desperate" to obtain electrons. Its nucleus is the most attractive of all elements.