electronegativity
noun[U]
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theabilityof anatomtoattractelectronsin achemicalbond
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Chapter 1 starts off with a comprehensive summary of basic chemical principles, such as atomic structure, ionic radii,electronegativityand solubility products.
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An atom'selectronegativityis affected by both its atomic number and the distance between the valence electrons and the nucleus.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Electronegativityis a chemical property that describes the tendency of an atom or a functional group to attract electrons (or electron density) towards itself.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The oxidizing tendency of peroxides is related to theelectronegativityof the substituents.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The atomic orbital energy correlates withelectronegativityas more electronegative atoms hold their electrons more tightly, lowering their energies.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Elements in the same group tend to show patterns in atomic radius, ionization energy, andelectronegativity.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Conversely, bonds to other atoms are very strong because of fluorine's highelectronegativity.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The trifluomethyl group has a significantelectronegativitythat is often described as being intermediate between the electronegativities of fluorine and chlorine.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Since fluorine is a relatively small atom with a largeelectronegativity, its covalent radius is difficult to evaluate.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Of the elements within d-block, zirconium has the fourth lowestelectronegativityafter yttrium, lutetium and hafnium.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The solute and solvent should have similarelectronegativity.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Elements with lowelectronegativity, such as most metals, easily donate electrons and oxidize they are reducing agents.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.All group 2 elements are electropositive towards carbon andelectronegativitydecreases down the row.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thiopyrylium salts are less reactive than the analogous pyrylium salts due to the lowerelectronegativityof the sulfur atom.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Their strong acidity is attributed to theelectronegativityof the trifluoromethyl group that stabilizes the negative charge.
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