Question

consider the positions of carbon, nitrogen, potassium, and calcium on the periodic table. the atoms of which element attract electrons most strongly in chemical bonds? carbon (c) calcium (ca) nitrogen (n) potassium (k)

Answer 1

electronegativity is defined as the extent at which an atom can attract the bonding pair of another in a couvalent bond
fluorine has the highest electronegativity so away from it electonegativity decrease so the answer would be nitrogen as its the closes plus it has a strong nuclear charge with a small radius
hope that helps

Answer 2

Answer: Option (c) is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

Elements which are electronegative in nature tends to attract electrons towards themselves.

Out of the given options nitrogen has the highest electronegativity. Also, atomic number of nitrogen is 7 and its electronic configuration is
`1s^(2)2s^(2)2p^(3)`.

So, in order to completely fill its octet it requires only one electron. Therefore, nitrogen will readily attract an electron.