Electronegativity
What Electronegativity means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definitions of Electronegativity
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Reference: OCR
Measures how strongly an atom attracts the bonding electrons in a covalent bond.
The ability of an atom to attract the bonding electrons in a covalent bond.
Topics that use Electronegativity
- Bonding and structure (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Anomalous melting and boiling points
- Average bond enthalpy
- Averaging over similar compounds and its limitation
- Bond angles
- bond length and strength
- Bond polarity and lone pairs
- Bond polarity versus molecular polarity
- Comparison of solid, liquid and aqueous states
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