Which element if combined with iodine, will have the greatest attraction for the iodine electrons?

B

C

P

B - Boron

C - Carbon

P - Phosphorus

Carbon is the element that if combined with iodine, will have the greatest attraction for the iodine electrons.

In Carbon-iodine bond the electron pair is pulled closer to the carbon than the halogen atom. Both element have the same electronegativity values, 2.5