electronegativity
Britishnoun
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the state of being electronegative
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a measure of the ability of a specified atom to attract electrons in a molecule
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In many cases, trends in electronegativity enable us to predict the type of bonding and the physical states in compounds involving the nonmetals.
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If, on the other hand, the atom E has a relatively high electronegativity, it strongly attracts the electrons it shares with the oxygen atom, making bond a relatively strongly covalent.
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On the other hand, compounds formed between two or more nonmetals have small differences in electronegativity between the atoms, and covalent bonding—sharing of electrons—results.
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For HF, there is a larger dipole moment because there is a larger difference in electronegativity.
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In oxyacids with similar formulas, the acid strength increases as the electronegativity of the central atom increases.
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