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Fluorine is more electronegative than nitrogen. The best explanation is that

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a

the valence electrons in F are on the average, a little closer to the nucleus than in N

b

the charge on F nucleus is +9, while that on N nucleus is +7

c

the valence electrons in F and N are in different shells and thus, their energy are greatly different

d

electronegativity increases from Ieft to right in each of the period

answer is A.

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Effective nuclear charge in F is larger than that of N.
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