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13th group or boron group
Question

Which of the following is least electronegative element?

Moderate
Solution

In boron family, electronegativity first decreases from B to Al and then it starts to increase on account of fully filled penultimate d and antepenultimate f subshell.

ElementElectronegativity on Pauling scale
B2
Al1.5
Ga1.6
In1.7
Tl1.8

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