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Scales of Electronegativity

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The reference element in Pauling scale of electronegativity is:

A

H

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O

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C

N

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C l

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Solution

The correct option is B $H$
Hydrogen was chosen as the reference, as it forms covalent bonds with a large variety of elements: its electronegativity was fixed first at 2.1, later revised to 2.20.

Option A is correct,

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