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Why is helium not the most electronegative elemnt?

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Answer: As helium is a noble gas it will not react to form molecules and will thus not be in a situation where it would attract a pair of electrons within a molecule.

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It has no electronegativity because it is a noble gas.

Step-by-step explanation:

Electronegativity describes an atoms relative tendency to attract a pair of electrons in a molecule. It can be described as a property of an atom within a molecule. As helium is a noble gas it will not react to form molecules and will thus not be in a situation where it would attract a pair of electrons within a molecule.

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