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Why is Fluorine more electronegative than Carbon?

Why is Fluorine more electronegative than Carbon?. Electronegativity of C: 2.5 Electronegativity of F: 4.0.

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Why is Fluorine more electronegative than Carbon?

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  1. Why is Fluorine more electronegative than Carbon? • Electronegativity of C: 2.5 • Electronegativity of F: 4.0

  2. Why is fluorine more electronegative than carbon?A simple dots-and-crosses diagram of a C-F bond is perfectly adequate to explain it.The bonding pair is in the second energy level of both carbon and fluorine, so in the absence of any other effect, the distance of the pair from both nuclei would be the same.The electron pair is shielded from the full force of both nuclei by the 1s electrons - again there is nothing to pull it closer to one atom than the other.BUT, the fluorine nucleus has 9 protons whereas the carbon nucleus has only 6.Allowing for the shielding effect of the 1s electrons, the bonding pair feels a net pull of about 4+ from the carbon, but about 7+ from the fluorine. It is this extra nuclear charge which pulls the bonding pair (on average) closer to the fluorine than the carbon.

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