Question

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which element has the highest electronegativity on
the periodic table?
oxygen chlorine
fluorine nitrogen

Explanation:

Electronegativity is a measure of an atom's ability to attract electrons in a chemical bond. On the periodic table, electronegativity generally increases from left to right across a period and from bottom to top within a group. Fluorine is located at the top - right of the periodic table (excluding noble gases which have very low electronegativity as they have a full valence shell and do not tend to attract electrons). Oxygen, chlorine, and nitrogen are all less electronegative than fluorine. For example, using the Pauling scale, fluorine has an electronegativity value of approximately 4.0, oxygen is about 3.5, chlorine is around 3.0, and nitrogen is about 3.0.

Answer:

Fluorine