Electronegativity
Eletronegativity: It is the ability of an atom to attract the electrons(usually the shared electrons in the bond). The electronegativity can be measured by Linus Pauling scale it has no unit and rang from 0.7 for Cesium(Cs) and Francium(Fr), the lowest values in the periodic table to 4.0 for Flour (F) the highest value in the periodic table. There are a periodic table found with each atom value in textbook or the internet. The electronegativity is increasing going from left to right and from bottom to top in the periodic table. The electronegativity difference between to bonded atoms determine whither the bond is covalent, polar covalent, or ionic as follow: The electronegativity difference between atoms ranking bonds as follow: 1- Covalent (Non-polar) has difference less than 0.5 . 2- Polar covalent bond between 0.5-1.9. 3- Ionic bond usually higher than 1.9. The above values may vary from source to other. Electronegativity is affected by ionization energy and electron affinit
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