Question

Name the following:

The tendency of an atom to attract electrons to itself when combined in a compound

Answer 1

• The tendency of an atom to attract electrons to itself when combined in a compound is electronegativity.

Concept:

• Electronegativity is a measure of the tendency of an atom to attract a shared pair of electrons.
• The electronegativity of an atom is affected by both its atomic number and the distance of its valence electrons from the positively charged nuclei.