How would you react to the statement that the electronegativity of $N$ on the Pauling scale is $3.0$ in all nitrogen compounds?
(N/A) The statement is incorrect.
The electronegativity of an element is not a constant value; it depends on the chemical environment.
Specifically,it depends on the hybridization state of the nitrogen atom (e.g.,$sp$,$sp^2$,or $sp^3$ hybridization).
It also depends on the oxidation state of the nitrogen atom and the nature of the atoms or groups attached to it.
The electronegativity of an element is not a constant value; it depends on the chemical environment.
Specifically,it depends on the hybridization state of the nitrogen atom (e.g.,$sp$,$sp^2$,or $sp^3$ hybridization).
It also depends on the oxidation state of the nitrogen atom and the nature of the atoms or groups attached to it.
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Assertion : Electron affinity refers to an isolated atom's attraction for an additional electron while electronegativity is the ability of an atom of an element to attract electrons towards itself in a shared pair of electrons.
Reason : Electron affinity is a relative number and electronegativity is experimentally measurable.
Reason : Electron affinity is a relative number and electronegativity is experimentally measurable.
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View SolutionThe correct order of electronegativity for the given elements is:
Given below are two statements:
Statement $I$: The correct order of electronegativity of fluorine, oxygen and nitrogen is $F > O > N$.
Statement $II$: The oxidation state of oxygen in $OF_2$ is $+2$ and in $Na_2O$ is $-2$.
Statement $I$: The correct order of electronegativity of fluorine, oxygen and nitrogen is $F > O > N$.
Statement $II$: The oxidation state of oxygen in $OF_2$ is $+2$ and in $Na_2O$ is $-2$.
Given that the ionization potential and electron gain enthalpy of chlorine are $13 \ eV$ and $4 \ eV$ respectively. The electronegativity of chlorine on the Mulliken scale is approximately equal to: (in $eV$)
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