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Electronegativity increases as the size of the atom increases. True False?
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In general, electronegativity increases as one progresses down a period, while electronegativity decreases as one moves down the group. The most electronegative element is fluorine, while the least electronegative nonradioactive element is francium.
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Which arrangement of elements represents an increasing trend of electronegativity?
Electronegativity is the attraction of bonding electrons by an atom. As the size of the atom increases, so does the distance from the nucleus to any other atom's electrons. Electronegativity increases as you go right within a period or up within a group.
How is electronegativity related to atomis size?
No. Electronegativity decreases as the size of the atom increase. As you go across a row in the periodic table, you will see that electronegativity increases and the size of the atom decreases. Similarly, as you go down a column you will notice that the size of the atom increases and electronegativity decreases.
What statements are true about eletronegativity?
Electronegativity is the ability of an atom to attract electrons.
What is the ability to attract electrons from another atom called?
electronegativity
What is the temdency of an atom to attract electrons called?
electronegativity
Which arrangement of elements represents an increasing trend of electronegativity?
Electronegativity is the attraction of bonding electrons by an atom. As the size of the atom increases, so does the distance from the nucleus to any other atom's electrons. Electronegativity increases as you go right within a period or up within a group.
How is electronegativity related to atomis size?
No. Electronegativity decreases as the size of the atom increase. As you go across a row in the periodic table, you will see that electronegativity increases and the size of the atom decreases. Similarly, as you go down a column you will notice that the size of the atom increases and electronegativity decreases.
Which is more electonegative a fluorine atom or a calcium atom?
Fluorine, electronegativity increases up and to the right on a periodic table of elements.
What statements are true about eletronegativity?
Electronegativity is the ability of an atom to attract electrons.
The electronegativity of an atom is its ability to?
It is its ability to attract electrons from other atoms. Electronegativity decreases slightly going down groups, and increases going across periods.
Is it true that electronegativity is the ability of an anion to attract another anion?
Partially, electronegativity is the tendency of an atom to attract electrons, there by becoming an anion.
What is the ability to attract electrons from another atom called?
electronegativity
True or false the atom is the simplest unit of an element?
true
True Or False most of an atom's volume is the space in which electrons move?
True, most of an atom's volume is the space in which electrons move.
True or false a atom is ionized if one of its electrons jumps to a higher energy level in the atom?
Flase ============== Answer #2: Phalse ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Answer number 3 (with no jokes): False. An atom is ionised only when an electron completely leaves the atom.
What are two generalizations that describe how the trends in atomic electronegativity vary with atom positions in the periodic table?
From going left-right in a period, the electronegativity increases. By going up-down in a group, the electronegativity decreases. (those 2 are what they are looking for)
What is the temdency of an atom to attract electrons called?
electronegativity
