Q.

Choose the given statement as True/False:

Chlorine is the most electronegative element.

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a

True

b

False

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

The given statement is False.

Fluorine is having very small size and the effective nuclear charge is very high in fluorine. So, it can strongly attract shared pair of electrons towards itself. Hence, it is the most electronegative element.

Hence, the correct statement would be, Fluorine is the most electronegative element.

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