How do you explain the ability of nonmetals to attract electrons to themselves?

Chemistry

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andreev551 [17]3 years ago

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When these chemical bonds form, atoms of some elements have a greater ability to attract the valence electrons involved in the bond than other elements. Electronegativity is a measure of the ability of an atom to attract the electrons when the atom is part of a compound. Electronegativity differs from electron affinity because electron affinity

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Studentka2010 [4]3 years ago

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it is electronegativity and it increases as you move up and to the right on the periodic table and nonmetals are situated to the top right of the periodic table

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