Chem 1
Does electronegativity increase up or down a group in the periodic table?
Up
Is electronegativity higher to the right or left of a period?
Right
Which is more electronegative? Aluminum or Nitrogen?
Nitrogen
What type of bond has an electronegativity difference of 2.0?
Polar bond
If the DEN of a bond is 0.6, is it nonpolar covalent, polar covalent or ionic?
It is polar covalent.
What is the type of bond that forms between sulfur and fluoride?
Polar covalent
Who discovered electronegativity?
Linus Pauling
Electronegativity is the power of an atom in a molecule to attract _______ to itself.
Electrons
Which attracts electrons more strongly: Sodium or Fluorine?
Fluorine
Is the bond between carbon and hydrogen nonpolar covalent, polar covalent or ionic?
Polar covalent
What is the most electronegative element?
Fluorine
Compared to halogens, an alkali metal in the same period has ________ electronegativity. (a higher, the same, or a smaller)
A smaller.