Which of the following statements about electronegativity is false? (a) Electronegativity is the ability of an atom

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Which of the following statements about electronegativity is false?

(a) Electronegativity is the ability of an atom in a molecule to attract electron density toward itself.

(b) Electronegativity is the same thing as electron affinity.

(c) The numerical values for electronegativity have no units.

(d) Fluorine is the most electronegative element.

(e) Cesium is the least electronegative element.

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Chemistry The Central Science

ISBN: 9780321910417

13th Edition

Authors: Theodore E. Brown, H. Eugene LeMay, Bruce E. Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward, Matthew E. Stoltzfus

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