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Question
Among alkali metals which element do you expect to be least electronegative and why?
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Solution
The electronegativity of the alkali metals decreases down the group due to the increase of the shells thus \[\ce{Cs}\] (Caesium) is the least electronegative metal in the alkali metals.
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