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Assertion: A qualitative measure of the ability of an atom in a chemical compound to attract shared electrons to itself is called electronegativity.
Reason: The ionization enthalpy, electron gain enthalpy and electronegativity are measurable quantity.
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Electronegativity is not a measurable quantity, while ionization enthalpy and electron gain enthalpies are measurable quantity. However, a number of numerical scales of electronegativity of elements like Pauling scale, Mulliken ‐ Jaffe scale, Allred ‐ Rochow scale have been developed.
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