what is electronegativity?

The tendency of an atom to attract bond pair of electrons towards it's self is called electronegativity.
Electronegativity value in general decreases down the group with increase in atomic size.however amongst the heavier elements the order is not that much pronounced.fluorine is most electronegativity element in periodic table while ceasium & francium are least electronegativity element.

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