JEE Main Chemistry question

The property of attracting electrons by the halogen atoms in a molecule is called [JCECE 2010]

(A)Ionisation potential
(B)Electrons affinity
(C)ElectronegtivityCorrect
(D)Electronic attraction

Answer: (C)

Solution

The tendency of a bonded atom to attract the shared electron pair towards itself is, by definition, its electronegativity. Ionisation potential concerns removing an electron from an isolated atom, and

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