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Question
Account for the following: Interhalogens are more reactive than pure halogens.
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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