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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 476

Q476

The most electronegative element of periodic table is

A.
O
B.
Cl
C.
F
Answer
D.
Xn

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
The most electronegative element of the periodic table is Flourine. Its electronegativity value is 3.98.
Electronegativity is a chemical property that describes the tendency of an atom or a functional group to attract electrons toward itself. It is affected by both its atomic number and the distance that its valence electrons reside from the charged nuclei.