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How does the electronegativity of hydrogen compare to that of fluorine?

Options

  1. AHydrogen has higher electronegativity than fluorine.
  2. BHydrogen has lower electronegativity than fluorine.
  3. CHydrogen and fluorine have equal electronegativities.
  4. DCannot be determined.

Correct answer

B. Hydrogen has lower electronegativity than fluorine.

Step-by-step solution

Fluorine has higher electronegativity than hydrogen since it attracts the shared electron pair more strongly in a polar covalent bond like HF.

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