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| − | ''Electronegativity'' is 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 an arbitrary scale from roughly 0 to 4 | + | '''Electronegativity''' is 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 an arbitrary scale from roughly 0 to 4. Metals have electronegativities less than 2. Electronegativity increases from left to right on the periodic chart, and decreases from top to bottom. Thus, [[fluorine]] is the most electronegative atom, having an electronegativity very close to 4. |
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Electronegativity is a measure of how strongly an atom attracts extra electrons to itself.[1] Electronegativity is assigned a number on an arbitrary scale from roughly 0 to 4. Metals have electronegativities less than 2. Electronegativity increases from left to right on the periodic chart, and decreases from top to bottom. Thus, fluorine is the most electronegative atom, having an electronegativity very close to 4.
References
- ↑ Wile, Dr. Jay L. Exploring Creation With Chemistry. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998