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ICSE Class 10 Chemistry Question 3 of 25

Periodic Table, Periodic Properties and Variations of Properties — Question 9

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Question 9

Among the elements given below, the element with the least electronegativity is :

  1. Lithium
  2. Carbon
  3. Boron
  4. Fluorine
Answer

Lithium

Reason — Lithium, Boron, Carbon, Fluorine is the order of given elements from left to right in period 2. As electronegativity increases from left to right in a period, hence, Lithium has the least electronegativity in the given elements.