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Electronegativity of a nonmetal?
« on: June 06, 2014, 05:36:07 PM »
Is a non metal with more electronegativity more reactive than a non metal with less electronegativity? I mean can the former displace the latter in a displacement reaction?  And is there any exception to this rule?

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Re: Electronegativity of a nonmetal?
« Reply #1 on: June 07, 2014, 03:15:06 AM »
There is no such rule.

To some extent that's how it will work for at least some of the binary compounds (metal/nonmetal), but in general chemistry of nonmetals is way too diverse for such a simple rule.
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