How would you react on this statement?
Electronegativity of nitrogen (N) on Pauling scale is 3.0 in all the nitrogen compounds.

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Solution

It is not possible to have value of 3.0 for electronegativity of N in all its compounds. The electronegativity of N depends upon other atoms attached to it. The hybridization and the oxidation state of N also affects its electronegativity.

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