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09/09/2021 2:38 pm
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Nitrogen (atomic number 7) and phosphorus (atomic number 15) belong to group 15 of the periodic table. Write their electronic configuration. Which of these will be more electronegative and why?
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09/09/2021 2:39 pm
The electronic configurations of the two elements are nitrogen (Z = 7) 2, 5; Phosphorus (Z = 15) 2,8, 5.
Since the size of nitrogen is small as compared to phosphorus, it has a greater tendency to take up electrons. It is therefore, more electro-negative than phosphorus.