Chemistry A-Level
justifying with electronegativity
What justifying with electronegativity means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Naming the more electronegative element to justify the labels, since oxygen and nitrogen are both more electronegative than carbon and hydrogen.
Topics that use justifying with electronegativity
- Bond polarity (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- cancellation
- cancelling dipoles
- partial charge labelling
- permanent dipole
- ranking polarity
- bond dipole
- vector addition
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