Question

arrange the following elements in order of decreasing electronegativity. rank from most to least electronegative. to rank items as equivalent, overlap them. view available hint(s) phosphorus cesium manganese fluorine most electronegative least electronegative the correct ranking cannot be determined. consider whether elements in the lower left corner of the periodic table have high or low electronegativity values? no credit lost. try again. submit previous answers

Explanation:

Electronegativity increases across a period from left to right and decreases down a group in the periodic table. Fluorine is the most electronegative element. Phosphorus is a non - metal with moderate electronegativity. Manganese is a transition metal with lower electronegativity than non - metals. Cesium is an alkali metal (in the lower left of the periodic table) with very low electronegativity.

Answer:

fluorine > phosphorus > manganese > cesium