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Grade 6Physical Chemistry

which is more electronegative bromine or chlroine

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11 Years ago
Electronegativity, symbol χ, is a chemical property that describes the tendency of an atom or a functional group to attract electrons (or electron density) towards itself.An atom's electronegativity is affected by both its atomic number and the distance at which its valence electrons reside from the charged nucleus. The higher the associated electronegativity number, the more an element or compound attracts electrons towards it
electronegativity of chlorine(3.16) >electronegativity of bromine(2.96)