Electronegativity

[melissa_dis4K]

Between carbon and nitrogen which is more electronegative? I thought it was Nitrogen but according to a review session I went to, it's actually carbon?

[Swetha Ampabathina1I]

Nitrogen is more electronegative than carbon

[305127455]

Nitrogen is more electro negative since it has more protons than carbon does.

[Daniel Bowen 3I]

Carbon is definitely more electronegative than nitrogen. May I ask what you were discussing in the review session that would cause you to doubt?

[melissa_dis4K]

When drawing lewis structures any negative charges should go on the most electronegative atom and I thought the negative charge should go on nitrogen rather than carbon.

[Divya Pimparkar 1E]

wait i think nitrogen is actually more electronegative than carbon since it's closer to fluorine which is the most electronegative atom on the periodic table.