Question

Based on periodic trends of electronegativity, what statement regarding the halogens is MOST accurate?

A) Flourine has the lowest electronegativity.

Eliminate

B) Iodine has the strongest tendency to attract electrons.

C) Fluorine has the strongest tendency to attract electrons.

D) Because of it's low electronegativity, iodine does not readily form compounds.

Answer 1

C) Fluorine has the strongest tendency to attract electrons.

Step-by-step explanation:

Electronegativity is the tendency of the atom in a covalent bond to attract the shared pair of electron towards itself.

Down the group, size increases which means that the nucleus become far from the valence electrons and thus decreased electronegativity as there will be less tendency to attract the shared electrons.

Fluorine and iodine are in the same group and thus fluorine has higher tendency to attract electrons and thus has the highest electronegativity.