Define Electronegativity.
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Define Electronegativity.
The tendency of an atom in a molecule to attract the shared pair of electrons towards itself.
N0TE: If the electronegativity difference is more than 1.7, the bond will have an ionic character.
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- Electronegativity is a tendency of an atom of an element to attract shared pair of electron in a covalent bond.
- Fluorine is the highest Electronegative element followed by Oxygen.
- It has no units. It is only measured on comparison Scale.
- It is a kind of Relative Attracting Power.
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