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Why does oxygen have stronger attractive forces between its nucleus and valence electrons than nitrogen?
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Why does oxygen have stronger attractive forces between its nucleus and valence electrons than nitrogen?

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The higher the amount of protons, the higher the amount of attraction, and the higher the attraction, the higher the electronegativity. N has 7, and O has 8. Therefore Oxygen has a higher level of electronegativity
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