Question

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

Answer 1

The correct option is B X-X' bond is weaker than X-X or X '-X' bonds

Interhalogen compounds are more reactive because $X-X^{\prime }$ bonds are weaker than $X-X$. $X^{\prime }-X^{\prime }$ bonds. As they are chemically less stable, they are more reactive.