The alkali metals show increasing electronegativities from Li to Cs.

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The correct option is B False
Alkali metals Electronegativity
Li 1.0
Na 0.9
K 0.8
Rb 0.8
Cs 0.7
The alkali metals show decreasing electronegativities from Li to Cs. The electronegativities decreases from top to bottom. With increase in the atomic number, the atomic size increases and the tendency to attract shared pair of electrons decreases.

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