Question

Place the following elements in order of increasing electronegativity.K Cs PA. K < P < CsB. P < Cs < KC. Cs < K &lt; PD. P < K < CsE. Cs < P < K

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Cs < K < P

Explanation:

Electronegativity is the basically the tendency of an atom to attract electrons. The pauling scale is used to quantify electronegativity, the most electronegative element; fluorine has a value of 4.0 and francium, the least electronegative element has a value of 0.7

The electronegative values of the following elements are given as;

K = 0.82

Cs =0.79

P = 2.19

Arranging in order of increasing electronegativity, we have;

Cs < K < P. The correct option is;

C. Cs < K < P