A measure of how strongly an [[atom]] attracts extra [[electron]]s to itself.<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Chemistry''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998</ref> Electronegativity is assigned a number on and arbitrary scale from 0 to 4. Metals have electronegativities less that 2. Electronegativity increases from left to right on the periodic chart, and decreases from top to bottom. | A measure of how strongly an [[atom]] attracts extra [[electron]]s to itself.<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Chemistry''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998</ref> Electronegativity is assigned a number on and arbitrary scale from 0 to 4. Metals have electronegativities less that 2. Electronegativity increases from left to right on the periodic chart, and decreases from top to bottom. |