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n. - (chemistry) the tendency of an atom or radical to attract certain constituent elementary particles of an atom in the formation of a chemical bond.

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  • The disparity in electronegativity values between the oxygen and the phosphorus (3.5 for O compared to 2.1 for P), along with the formal charges on 3 of the 4 oxygens,...
  • HMAs are formed from alloys that are highly mismatched in terms of electronegativity, which is a measurement of their ability to attract electrons.
  • Going along a row from left to right, the reactivity increases, and properties such as electronegativity increase as well.
  • I see carbon is no slouch in the electronegativity department either.
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