The tendency of a bonded atom in a molecule to lose or repel the electron density of a shared pair of electrons is called:

electro negativity

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electropositivity

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electroneutrality

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The correct option is D electroneutrality
Each atom in a stable substance has a charge close to zero. It does not like to accept any charge because it decreases its stability. So it repels electron density. This principle is called electroneutrality.

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Tendency of an atom in a molecule to attract the shared pair of electron towards itself is called:

Electronegativity is the tendency of an atom in a molecule to attract the shared pair of electrons towards itself.

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