Identify a compound having highest thermal stability.
Identify a compound having highest thermal stability.
ICl
BrCl
BrF
ClF
Solution
Thermal stability of interhalogen compounds decreases in the order:
$\mathrm{ClF}\gt\mathrm{ICl}\gt\mathrm{IBr}\gt\mathrm{BrCl}\gt\mathrm{BrF}$ Hence, the compound having highest thermal stability is ClF .