Electronegativity
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Electronegativity
So just to be sure, electronegativity follows the same trend as ionization energy and electron affinity on the periodic table right? If not, what trend does it follow?
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Re: Electronegativity
Yes it does. They both refer to similar properties about an atom's electron-nucleus relationship.
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Re: Electronegativity
yup! just remember that there are exceptions to electron affinity and ionization energy (N>O) rules.
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Re: Electronegativity
Electronegativity is the ability of an atom to attract shared electrons toward itself. Electronegativity generally decreases down a group because there is more distance between the nucleus and the outer valence shell and increases across a period because the charge on the nucleus increases due to the increasing number of protons. Electronegativity relates to ionization energy and electron affinity.
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Re: Electronegativity
Yes, you are correct. :) Electronegativity increases up and to the right of the periodic table.
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Re: Electronegativity
Electronegativity does follow the same trend as ionization energy and electron affinity. Make sure to remember that there are a few exceptions to the ionization energy trend, but other than that these three properties all share the same trend (increasing across the period and decreasing down a group).
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Re: Electronegativity
Electronegativity will increase moving up the periodic table, and also increase going from left to right each period!
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Re: Electronegativity
Yes, ionization and electronegativity of atoms follow the same periodic trends. Remember however that there are exceptions to ionization trends.
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Re: Electronegativity
I know that the trend of electronegativity increases as you go up and to the right, however, in the case of oxygen and chlorine which one has a higher electronegativity and what aspect of that element makes it so?
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Re: Electronegativity
Yes! Also recall ionization energy is the energy need to remove a valence electron, and electron affinity is the energy released when an electron is bound to a neutral atom in gas phase.
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