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What is electronegativity?
What is electronegativity?
- The tendency for an atom to repel shared electrons when forming a chemical bond
- The tendency for an atom to attract shared electrons when forming a chemical bond (correct)
- The tendency for an atom to release shared electrons when forming a chemical bond
- The tendency for an atom to remain indifferent to shared electrons when forming a chemical bond
What affects an atom's electronegativity?
What affects an atom's electronegativity?
- Number of neutrons and distance of valence electrons from the nucleus
- Number of electron shells and distance of valence electrons from the nucleus
- Atomic number and distance of valence electrons from the nucleus (correct)
- Atomic mass and number of protons in the nucleus
What does electropositivity characterize?
What does electropositivity characterize?
- An element's tendency to attract shared electrons
- An element's tendency to form covalent bonds
- An element's tendency to repel other atoms
- An element's tendency to donate valence electrons (correct)
How does nuclear charge affect electronegativity?
How does nuclear charge affect electronegativity?
How does the number and location of other electrons in atomic shells affect electronegativity?
How does the number and location of other electrons in atomic shells affect electronegativity?
What is the effect of higher electronegativity on an atom or substituent group?
What is the effect of higher electronegativity on an atom or substituent group?
How does the nuclear charge affect an atom's electronegativity?
How does the nuclear charge affect an atom's electronegativity?
What characterizes an element's tendency to donate valence electrons?
What characterizes an element's tendency to donate valence electrons?
How does the number and location of other electrons in atomic shells affect electronegativity?
How does the number and location of other electrons in atomic shells affect electronegativity?
What does the term 'electronegativity' serve as a way to quantitatively estimate?
What does the term 'electronegativity' serve as a way to quantitatively estimate?
What is the term for the stable balance of attractive and repulsive forces between atoms when they share electrons?
What is the term for the stable balance of attractive and repulsive forces between atoms when they share electrons?
In organic chemistry, which type of bonding is more common than ionic bonding?
In organic chemistry, which type of bonding is more common than ionic bonding?
What does the term 'co-' in 'covalent bond' signify?
What does the term 'co-' in 'covalent bond' signify?
What characterizes covalent bonding between atoms of similar electronegativities?
What characterizes covalent bonding between atoms of similar electronegativities?
