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What iselectronegativity? Explain with Examples?

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Electronegativity is a measure of the tendency of an atom to attract a bonding pair of electrons
In H-Cl, as the chlorine has the more power to attract the bond pair electron towards itselfCl has more electronegativity, and it becomes Cl- and H becomes H+Actually Electronegativity is a comparitive property.

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