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Astatine is the element below iodine in the group 17 of the periodic table. Which of the following statements (s) is ( are ) true for astatine ?

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It is LESS electronegative than iodine
It will exhibit only -1 oxidation state
Intermolecular FORCES between the astatine molecules will be larger than iodine MOLCULES
It is composed of diatomic molcules

Solution :(i) It is less electro-negativethan iodine
(ii) Inter molecular forcesbetween astatine MOLECULE will be larger than between iodine molecule
(iii) It is compassed to di atomic molecules `(I_(2))`


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