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Grade 12Inorganic Chemistry

How to the compare the elctronegativity of a an element like manganese which have highest oxidation state upto 7

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9 Years agoGrade 12
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer9 Years ago
electronegativity is the ability to accept electrons or attract electrons.
Hence higher the oxidation state the tendency to attract the electron or gain electron will be very much high.