Question

What is meant by electronegativty ?

Answer 1

Answer:

Electronegativity is a chemical property that describes the tendency of an atom or a functional group to attract electrons toward itself. The electronegativity of an atom is affected by both its atomic number and the distance that its valence electrons reside from the charged nuclei.

Answer 2

Explanation:

The ability of an atom to attract to itself an electron pair shared with another atom in a chemical bond.