Question #e37e4

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May 11, 2015

The difference in electronegativity between silicon, #Si#, and fluorine, #F#, is equal to 2.08.

According to the Pauling electronegativity scale, silicon has an electronegativity value of 1.90. Fluorine, which is the most electronegative atom, has an electronegativity value of 3.98.

http://www.f.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~fukuyama/interactive_trial/virtual%20textbook/electronegativity/electronegativity.html

As a result, the difference between the two will be

#DeltaEN = EN_"fluorine" - EN_"silicon"#

#DeltaEN = 3.98 - 1.90 = color(green)(2.08)#