What happens to electronegativity as you go down the same group on the Periodic Table?

Froosh asked Mar 19, 2022

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What happens to electronegativity as you go down the same group
on the Periodic Table?

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Answer:

decreases

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As you go down the same group on the periodic table, the electronegativity of an atom will decrease.

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