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JEE Main · Chemistry · Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties

Electronegativity Scales

JEE Main asked Electronegativity Scales 4 times in 4 of the 108 shifts Lumi analysed, in 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. It belongs to Periodic Trends, in Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties (Chemistry). The longest wait between two years asking it was 1 year.

Updated 2026-10-24

Times asked
4
in 4 shifts
Years
4 of 8
First asked
2023
last in 2026
Pattern
Comes in cycles
across the analysed shifts

Questions on this idea a shift, by year

2017–2026. Asked in 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. Years differ in how many shifts Lumi analysed, so each year is scaled to one shift of 25 Chemistry questions.

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Raw count: 2017: 0 in 1 shift · 2020: 0 in 12 shifts · 2021: 0 in 24 shifts · 2022: 0 in 24 shifts · 2023: 1 in 12 shifts · 2024: 1 in 18 shifts · 2025: 1 in 8 shifts · 2026: 1 in 9 shifts.

Shift by shift

Each square is one analysed shift, in date order. Open a filled one for that paper.

  • 20261 of 9
  • 20251 of 8
  • 20241 of 18
  • 20231 of 12
  • 20220 of 24
  • 20210 of 24
  • 20200 of 12
  • 20170 of 1

Asked in that shift More than once Not asked

How JEE Main framed it

Single correct is the usual form. Skill tested: recall.

  • Statement i/ii on electronegativity and oxidation state
  • Order/ranking of electronegativity

Difficulty

Easy 2Medium 2Hard 0

Every question was multiple choice.

Every question

All 4 questions

From the official JEE Main shift papers, newest first. Open one for the full question, the options and the official answer.

  1. 5 Apr 2026, Shift 1 · Q58Given below are two statements: Statement I: The correct order of electronegativity of fluorine, oxygen and nitrogen is F > O > N.…EasyTwo statements
  2. 2 Apr 2025, Shift 2 · Q58Electronic configuration of four elements A, B, C and D are given below : (A) 1s22s22p31s^22s^22p^3 (B) 1s22s22p41s^22s^22p^4 (C) 1s22s22p51s^22s^22p^5 (D)…EasySingle correct
  3. 29 Jan 2024, Shift 1 · Q66Given below are two statements : Statement I : The electronegativity of group 14 elements from Si to Pb, gradually decreases. Statement II…MediumTwo statements
  4. 8 Apr 2023, Shift 1 · Q64The correct order of electronegativity for given elements is:MediumSingle correct

Shifts: 8 Apr 2023, Shift 1, 29 Jan 2024, Shift 1, 2 Apr 2025, Shift 2, 5 Apr 2026, Shift 1.

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