Linus Pauling, an American scientist, assigned arbitrarily a value of______to fluroine.

Options

A. `3.5`
B. `3.0`
C. `4.0`
D. `2.8`

Answer

C

Explanation

The electronegativity of fluorine `(4.0)` is higher than that of any other element. This tells us that when flourine is chemically bonded to other elements, it has a greater tendency to attract electron density to itseft than does any other element. oxygen `(3.5)` is the second most electronegativity element and nitrogen `(3.0)` is the third most electronegativity element.