Are there trends in electronegativity?
Absolutely! Electronegativity, conceived as the ability of an atom in a covalent bond should increase with atomic number.
The most electronegative element is fluorine because it has the greatest effective nuclear charge. As we descend a row of the Periodic Table, nuclear charge increases, but so does shielding by inner shell electrons. You should look at tables of elemental ionization enthalpies and electron affinities to further rationalize these trends. Of course, it won't be that easy. Electronegativity increases across a Period, but decreases down a Group.
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Electronegativity generally increases across periods from left to right and decreases down groups in the periodic table.
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When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.
When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.
When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.
When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.
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