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Q.Which of the following is second most electronegative element?

(a) Chlorine
(b) Fluorine
(c) Oxygen
(d) Sulphur
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Step 1. Fluorine has the single highest electronegativity of any element (4.0 on the Pauling scale), so the 'second most electronegative' must be whichever of the remaining options has the next-highest value.

Step 2. Read the Pauling values directly from Table 3.15: Chlorine = 3.0, Oxygen = 3.5, Sulphur = 2.5 (Fluorine itself = 4.0, for reference). …

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