Only iodine forms hepta-fluoride $IF_7$,but chlorine and bromine give penta-fluorides. The reason for this is:

  • A
    low electron affinity of iodine
  • B
    unusual pentagonal bipyramidal structure of $IF_7$
  • C
    that the larger iodine atom can accommodate more number of smaller fluorine atoms around it
  • D
    low chemical reactivity of $IF_7$

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