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Why is ICl more reactive than I2 ?

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Why is ICl more reactive than I2 ?

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ICl is more reactive than I2 because I – Cl bond is weaker than I – I bond. A bond between two different atoms is always weaker than that between identical atoms. Consequently, ICl breaks easily to form halogen atoms readily bring out the reactions.

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