Electronic configuration of four elements A, B, C and D are given below:

(A) (B) (C) (D)

Which of the following is the correct order of increasing electronegativity (Pauling's scale)?

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Electronic configuration of four elements A, B, C and D are given below:

(A)  (B)  (C)  (D)

Which of the following is the correct order of increasing electronegativity (Pauling's scale)?

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Strategy:
 Identify the elements and use the period trend (electronegativity increases from left to right).

Step 1: Identification
- (D) : Carbon ()
- (A) : Nitrogen ()
- (B) : Oxygen ()
- (C) : Fluorine ()

Step 2: Order

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