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Cherilyn · Answer 1 · 2022-09-14T22:19:34+0000

Why is oxygen more electronegative than nitrogen? Oxygen has 8 protons in the nucleus while nitrogen only has 7. A bonding pair will experience more attraction from the oxygen's nucleus than from nitrogen's, and so the electronegativity of oxygen is greater.

Jeancarlos · Answer 2 · 2022-09-18T19:31:56+0000

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Oxygen has 8 protons in the nucleus while nitrogen only has 7. A bonding pair will experience more attraction from the oxygen's nucleus than from nitrogen's, and so the electronegativity of oxygen is greater.

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