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6) You must refer to the periodic table and identify the most and least electronegative elements in group 6A, as well as decipher which of the following elements is most electronegative: Ga, P, Cl, Na.

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Answer:

in 6A, oxygen is the most electronegative, and polonium is the least

in the list given, chlorine is the most electronegative

Step-by-step explanation:

Electronegativity increases across the period and decreases down the group

The elements in group 6A in order are:

oxygen , sulfur , selenium, Tellurium, and Polonium

Oxygen is the most electronegative, Polonium is the least electronegative

From the list given, chlorine is the most electronegative since it has the farthest group to the right

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