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Electronegativity of F > CI > Br > I, why?

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Since F, Cl, Br and I exist in a group. As we know that electronegativity decreases from top to bottom in a group because the force of attraction between the outermost electron and the nucleus decreases. So, relative order of electronegativity is F > CI >Br > I.

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