Which term describes the degree to which an element attracts electrons? view available hint(s) which term describes the degree t

Question

pickupchik [31]

2 years ago

15

Which term describes the degree to which an element attracts electrons? view available hint(s) which term describes the degree t

o which an element attracts electrons? oxidation. reduction. electronegativity. polarity?

Chemistry

1 answer:

Tems11 [23] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-26T01:53:20+03:00

Answer is: electronegativity.
Electronegativity (χ) is a property that describes the tendency of an atom to attract a shared pair of electrons. Atoms with higher electronegativity attracts more electrons towards it, electrons are closer to that atom. For example fluorine has electronegativity approximately χ = 4 and oxygen χ = 3,5, fluorine attracts electron and he has negative charge and oxygen has positive charge.