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Periodic Trends in Electronegativity

Periodic Trends in Electronegativity. Trends in the Periodic Table and Bonding. e. e. C. H. Electronegativity. Electronegativity is a measure of an atom’s attraction for the shared pair of electrons in a bond.

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Periodic Trends in Electronegativity

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  1. Periodic Trends in Electronegativity Trends in the Periodic Table and Bonding

  2. e e C H Electronegativity Electronegativity is a measure of an atom’s attraction for the shared pair of electrons in a bond Which atom would have a greater attraction for the electrons in this bond and why?

  3. Linus Pauling Linus Pauling, an American chemist (and winner of two Nobel prizes!) came up with the concept of electronegativity in 1932 to help explain the nature of chemical bonds. Today we still measure electronegativities of elements using the Pauling scale. Since fluorine is the most electronegative element (has the greatest attraction for the bonding electrons) he assigned it a value and compared all other elements to fluorine. Values for electronegativity can be found on page 10 of the data book

  4. Electronegativities Looking across a row or down a group of the periodic table we can see a trend in values. We can explain these trends by applying the same reasoning used for ionisation energies.

  5. IncreasingElectronegativity Looking across a period F C B Li Be N O 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 1.0 1.5 What are the electronegativities of these elements? Across a period electronegativity increases The charge in the nucleus increases across a period. Greater number of protons = Greater attraction for bonding electrons

  6. F DecreasingElectronegativity Cl Br I Looking down a group 4.0 3.0 What are the electronegativities of these halogens? 2.8 2.6 Down a group electronegativity decreases Atoms have a bigger radius (more electron shells) The positive charge of the nucleus is further away from the bonding electrons and is shielded by the extra electron shells.

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