Assertion : Magnitude of electron gain enthalpy of oxygen is less than that of…

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Problem

Assertion : Magnitude of electron gain enthalpy of oxygen is less than that of fluorine but greater than that of nitrogen. Reason : Ionisation enthalpy order is as follows :

\text{N} > \text{O} < \text{F}

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