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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The greater the difference in electronegativity, the more polarized the electron distribution and the larger the partial charges of the atoms.
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The nonmetals have higher electronegativities than do metals, and compounds formed between metals and nonmetals are generally ionic in nature because of the large differences in electronegativity between them.
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Although it has some chemical reactivity that is similar to that of the alkali metals, hydrogen has many of the same chemical properties of a nonmetal with a relatively low electronegativity.
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For HF, there is a larger dipole moment because there is a larger difference in electronegativity.
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The electronegativity of an element increases with increasing oxidation state.
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