Group 1A element sodium combines with Group 7A element chlorine to form sodium chloride or table salt. Based on this information

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Group 1A element sodium combines with Group 7A element chlorine to form sodium chloride or table salt. Based on this information

, which expression is true about the electronegativity values of these two elements?
A) Na > Ci
B) Na < Ci
C) Na = Ci
D) We cannot make a prediction with data provided.

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2 answers:

EastWind [94] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-14T20:06:47+03:00

EastWind [94]4 years ago

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A.<span>Na > Cl
is the right answer.</span>

nlexa [21] · Answer 2 · 2022-01-14T22:24:17+03:00

The correct answer in this question is option B. The electronegativity increases across a group. Chlorine ion has a higher electronegativity than the sodium ion. Chlorine need one electron to have a noble gas configuration that is why it gets one electron every chance it makes.