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Grade 12th pass10 grade science

Nitrogen (atomic number 7) and phosphorus (atomic number 15) belong to group 15 of the periodic Table. Write the electronic configuration of these two elements. Which of these will be more electronegative? Why?

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5 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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5 Years ago
Electronic configuration – Nitrogen – 2s2 2p3 and Phosphorus – 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p3. Nitrogen will be more electronegative; this is because its atom has small size due to which the attraction of its nucleus for the incoming electron is more.