Refer to the related link for a Periodic Table listing the electronegativities of the elements.
Pauling's definition of electronegativity Electronegativity is defined as the attracted force which an atom, bonded by a covalent bond, exerts on the bonded pair of electron responsible for the covalent bonding.
As (Arsenic) has an electronegativity of around 2.18, while Al (Aluminum) has an electronegativity of around 1.61. Since there is a difference in electronegativity between the two elements, they are likely to form an ionic bond rather than a covalent bond.
The difference in electronegativity between two elements bonded into a compound by ionic bonds is almost always greater than the difference in electronegativity between two elements bonded into a compound by covalent bonds.
You look up the elements involved on a periodic table, if there is a low electronegativity difference between them and if they are both nonmetals it is so. (Electronegativity decreases when you go left, increases when you go down)
To determine which element has the highest electronegativity, we typically refer to the Pauling scale. Among common elements, fluorine is assigned the highest electronegativity value of 3.98. This is due to its small atomic size and high effective nuclear charge, which allows it to attract electrons more strongly than other elements.
When oxygen is bonded to a metal, it forms an oxide compound. When oxygen is bonded to a nonmetal, it forms an oxide compound as well. Oxygen can form both ionic and covalent bonds with different elements depending on their electronegativity.
Aluminum (Al) has an electronegativity value of 1.61 and Sulfur (S) has an electronegativity value of 2.58. Since the electronegativity difference between Al and S is greater than 1.7, they are likely to form an ionic bond.
Cesium has the lowest electronegativity among the elements listed. Helium has the lowest electronegativity overall as it is a noble gas and does not typically form bonds. Calcium has higher electronegativity than cesium but lower than fluorine, which has the highest electronegativity among the listed elements.
Electronegativity
Fluorine has the highest electronegativity of all elements.
The greater the electronegativity difference between the two bonded atoms, greater is the ionic character of the bond.
no the color doesn't have anything to do with the electronegativity