Question

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Which of the following is second most electronegative element?
a) Chlorine
b) Fluorine
c) Oxygen
d) Sulphur​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Chlorine

Oxygen

Sulphur

Fluorine

Answer : 

B

Solution : 

After fluorine, the most electronegativity element is oxygen as per Pauling's scale of electronegativity. 

`chi_(F)=4.0,chi_(Cl)=3.0, chi_(O)=3.5, chi_(S)=2.5`