Question

The tendency of an atom to pull electrons toward itself is referred to as its _____. the tendency of an atom to pull electrons toward itself is referred to as its _____. covalency polarity electronegativity ionic potential tonicity

Answer 1

The tendency of an atom to pull electrons towards itself is referred to as its electronegativity. When it comes to chemical properties, electronegativity is use to describe the frequent behavior of atoms to attract shared pairs of electrons towards themselves.