Electronegativity Flashcards

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Electronegativity

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Measure of tendency of an atom to attracts a bonding pair or e- of a covalent bond.
/ how closely an atom tends to hog the e- in a bond,
The greater the EN, the more it attracts e-.

sort of like a spectrum:
covalent ———– ionic (-> increased EN diff.)

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Affected by:

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Atomic charge
Distance from nucleous
Electron shielding

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Permanent Dipole

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Every atom of 2 atoms have the different charges => polar covalent bonds => non-symmetrical molecule => a polar molecule

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Polar molecule

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a molecule that is differently charged in different regions => polar covalent bonds

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Polar covalent bond

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A bond between atoms where the e- are not shared equally (spend more time at one atom)

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