electronegativity

Question 1

what is electronegativity

Answer 1

the power of an atom to attract bonding electrons towards itself in a covalent bond

Question 2

increases going up the group

Answer 2

because bonding electron pairs close to nucleus attracting it

Question 3

increases across the period

Answer 3

nuclear charge attracting binding pair is grater

number electron shells shielding bonding pair of electrons from the nucleus is the same