Multiple Choice
Which of the following best describes the trends in electronegativity across a period and down a group in the periodic table?
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10. Periodic Properties of the Elements
Periodic Trend: Electronegativity
Multiple Choice
Which element has the highest electronegativity?
A
Fluorine (F)
B
Oxygen (O)
C
Chlorine (Cl)
D
Nitrogen (N)
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Understand that electronegativity is a measure of an atom's ability to attract and hold onto electrons in a chemical bond.
Recall the general trend of electronegativity on the periodic table: it increases from left to right across a period and decreases from top to bottom within a group.
Identify the positions of the given elements on the periodic table: Fluorine (F), Oxygen (O), Chlorine (Cl), and Nitrogen (N).
Compare their positions: Fluorine is in period 2, group 17; Oxygen is in period 2, group 16; Nitrogen is in period 2, group 15; Chlorine is in period 3, group 17.
Using the trend, determine that Fluorine, being the most to the right and highest up among these elements, has the highest electronegativity.
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