Going from fluorine, chlorine, bromine to iodine, the electronegativity :
A
increases
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B
first decreases then increases
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C
decreases
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D
changes randomly
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Solution
The correct option is C decreases As the size increase in a group, effective nuclear charge of the atom decreases. Hence, ability to attract electrons decreases.