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Question
Account for the following: Interhalogens are more reactive than pure halogens.
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Solution
This is because the covalent bond between dissimilar atoms (X–X′) in interhalogen compounds is weaker than that between similar atoms (X–X or X′–X′) in halogens except the F–F bond.
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