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Which of the following pair have equal electronegativity ? 

Option: 1

C and Si 


Option: 2

Si and Ge 


Option: 3

Ge and Sn 


Option: 4

(2 ) and (3) both 


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As we have learned

Electronegativity of carbon family -

Decreases from C to Pb but not in regular manner possibly due to filling of d and f-orbitals

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 The electronegativity of C is 2.5 while 

Electronegativity of Si , Ge  and Sn all have 1.8 

Therefore, option (4) is correct.

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Sanket Gandhi

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