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Grade 10Physical Chemistry

Which set has the strongest tendency to form anions?(1)Ga , Iu ,Te (2) Na ,Mg , As (3) N , O ,F (4) V , Cr , Mn

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8 Years agoGrade 10
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8 Years ago
The correct option is (c). The electronegativity of an element increases along the period and decreases along the group. Highly electronegative elements are on the top of the right side of the periodic table. and N,O,F are the elements of the second period and are on thee right side of the periodic table.