Chemistry Definitions Flashcards

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Electronegativity

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a measure of the tendency with which an atom in a molecule attracts the electrons in its covalent bonds with other electrons

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Free radical

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a species that has one or more unpaired electrons

eg NO

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Electron deficient

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a species that does not have enough electrons to fulfill the octet rule

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