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PRONUNCIATION OF ELECTRONEGATIVITY

electronegativity  [ɪˌlɛktrəʊˌnɛɡəˈtɪvɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ELECTRONEGATIVITY

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Electronegativity is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ELECTRONEGATIVITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Electronegativity

Electronegativity, symbol χ, is a chemical property that describes the tendency of an atom or a functional group to attract electrons towards itself. An atom's electronegativity is affected by both its atomic number and the distance at which its valence electrons reside from the charged nucleus. The higher the associated electronegativity number, the more an element or compound attracts electrons towards it. First proposed by Linus Pauling in 1932 as a development of valence bond theory, it has been shown to correlate with a number of other chemical properties. Electronegativity cannot be directly measured and must be calculated from other atomic or molecular properties. Several methods of calculation have been proposed, and although there may be small differences in the numerical values of the electronegativity, all methods show the same periodic trends between elements. The most commonly used method of calculation is that originally proposed by Linus Pauling. This gives a dimensionless quantity, commonly referred to as the Pauling scale, on a relative scale running from around 0.7 to 3.98.

Definition of electronegativity in the English dictionary

The definition of electronegativity in the dictionary is the state of being electronegative. Other definition of electronegativity is a measure of the ability of a specified atom to attract electrons in a molecule.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ELECTRONEGATIVITY


activity
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captivity
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conductivity
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connectivity
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creativity
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hyperactivity
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inactivity
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interactivity
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nativity
nəˈtɪvɪtɪ
negativity
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positivity
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productivity
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radioactivity
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reactivity
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reflectivity
ˌriːflɛkˈtɪvɪtɪ
relativity
ˌrɛləˈtɪvɪtɪ
resistivity
ˌriːzɪsˈtɪvɪtɪ
selectivity
sɪˌlɛkˈtɪvɪtɪ
sensitivity
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superconductivity
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ELECTRONEGATIVITY

electron microscope
electron multiplier
electron optics
electron paramagnetic resonance
electron probe microanalysis
electron spin resonance
electron telescope
electron transport
electron tube
electronegative
electronic
electronic age
electronic banking
electronic book
electronic configuration
electronic countermeasures
electronic data processing
electronic editing
electronic engineer
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WORDS THAT END LIKE ELECTRONEGATIVITY

absorptivity
adaptivity
additivity
associativity
cooperativity
diffusivity
exclusivity
expressivity
extravehicular activity
festivity
gravity
hypersensitivity
inclusivity
motivity
objectivity
physical activity
special theory of relativity
subjectivity
thermal conductivity
transitivity
transmissivity

Synonyms and antonyms of electronegativity in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «electronegativity» into 25 languages

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electronegatividad
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electronegativity
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Translator English - Hindi

वैद्युतीयऋणात्मकता
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ar

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الكهربية
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Translator English - Russian

электроотрицательность
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Translator English - Portuguese

eletronegatividade
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Translator English - Bengali

তড়িৎ
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électronégativité
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Translator English - Malay

Electronegativity
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Translator English - German

Elektronegativität
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Translator English - Japanese

電気陰性度
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Translator English - Korean

전기 음성도
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Elektronegativitas
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điện âm
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எதிர் மின்னூட்டம்
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इलेक्ट्रोएगॅटीविटी
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elektronegatiflik
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Translator English - Italian

elettronegatività
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elektroujemność
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Translator English - Ukrainian

електронегативність
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Translator English - Romanian

electronegativității
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ηλεκτραρνητικότητα
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elektronegatiwiteit
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elektronegativitet
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elektronegativiteten
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about electronegativity

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ELECTRONEGATIVITY»

Discover the use of electronegativity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to electronegativity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Advanced Organic Chemistry: Part A: Structure and Mechanisms
The concept of electronegativity equalization is important, however. It tells us that electron density shifts in response to bonding between atoms of different electronegativity. This is the basis of polar substituent effects. Furthermore, as the data ...
Francis A. Carey, Richard J. Sundberg, 2007
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Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity, Enhanced Edition
There is a large difference in electronegativity for atoms from the left- and right- hand sides of the periodic table. For cesium fluoride, for example, the difference in electronegativity values, , is 3.2 [ 4.0 (for F) 0.8 (for Cs)]. The bond is decidedly  ...
John Kotz, Paul Treichel, John Townsend, 2009
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Chemical Principles
Increasing electronegativity Li 1.0 Be 1.5 Na 0.9 Mg 1.2 K 0.8 Ca 1.0 Rb 0.8 Sr 1.0 D ecreasin g electronegativit y Cs 0.7 Ba 0.9 Fr 0.7 Ra 0.9 Sc 1.3 Y 1.2 La–Lu 1.0–1.2 Ac 1.1 Ti 1.5 Zr 1.4 Hf 1.3 Th 1.3 V 1.6 Nb 1.6 Ta 1.5 Pa 1.4 Cr 1.6 Mo 1.8  ...
Steven Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste, 2012
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Modern Physical Organic Chemistry
They include electronegativity effects, inductive effects, electrostatic effects, resonance, aromaticity/antiaromaticity solvation, hybridization effects, polarizability, bond strengths, and steric effects. Hence, almost all common factors that chemists ...
Eric V. Anslyn, Dennis A. Dougherty, 2006
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Chemistry the Easy Way
The electronegativity of an element is a number that measures the relative strength with which the atoms of the element attract valence electrons in a chemical bond. This electronegativity number is based on an arbitrary scale going from 0 to 4 ...
Joseph A. Mascetta, 2003
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A Textbook of Science for the Health Professions
Electronegativity A property of elements associated with their ability to attract electrons is called electro- negativity. This property assists our understanding of how and why different elements combine (5.3). Electronegativity is the relative ability ...
Barry G. Hinwood, 1997
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Introductory Chemistry: A Foundation, Hybrid
Increasing electronegativity D e c r e a s i n g e l e c t r o n e g a t i v i t y Li 1.0 Na Be 1.5 Mg Fe 1.8 Ru 2.2 Os 2.2 Co 1.9 Rh 2.2 Ir 2.2 Ni 1.9 Pd 2.2 Pt 2.2 Cu 1.9 Ag 1.9 Au 2.4 Zn 1.6 Cd 1.7 Hg 1.9 Ga 1.6 In 1.7 Tl 1.8 Al 1.5 B 2.0 Ge 1.8 Sn 1.8  ...
Steven Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste, 2010
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Competition Science Vision
• Allred and Rochow's method — They defined the electronegativity as the electrostatic force of attraction exerted by nucleus of an atom on the valence electrons. • Making use of the effective nuclear charge at the peripheral electrons of the ...
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Chemistry in Context
D Which element will have the highest electronegativity value? 5 Which element will have the lowest electronegativity value? 3 How will the electronegativities of the elements vary across a period? E How will the electronegativities of the ...
Graham Hill, John Holman, 2000
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General Chemistry, Enhanced Edition
Increasing electronegativity D e c r e a s i n g e l e c t r o n e g a t i v i t y Sc 1.3 Y 1.2 Ti 1.5 Lu 1.3 Nd 1.1 Pa 1.4 U 1.4 La 1.1 Ac 1.1 Yb Zr 1.4 Hf 1.3 Pm Pr 1.1 Ce 1.1 Nb 1.6 Ta 1.5 Zn 1.6 N 3.0 O 3.5 Cd 1.7 Hg 1.9 Ga 1.6 In 1.7 Tl 1.8 Al 1.5 B ...
Darrell Ebbing, Steven D. Gammon, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ELECTRONEGATIVITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term electronegativity is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tubulin structure-based drug design for the development of novel 4β …
... number of valence electrons, but the electron cloud of the sulfur atom, with greater electronegativity, is denser than that of the oxygen atom. «Nature.com, May 15»
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Does Banning Chemicals help the Environment? Chromatography …
ECDs are one of the prime detectors used to detect halogenated compounds such as PBDEs due to the sample's electronegativity. An ECD ... «Chromatography Today, Apr 15»
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Synthetic biologists seek standards for nascent field
We assume that both underlying processes (translation and folding), are strongly mediated by the electronegativity of the primary elements of ... «Nature.com, Apr 15»
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Kent Russell's 'I Am Sorry to Think I Have Raised a Timid Son'
Going places where you do not quite belong, not quite being where you are most often located: the electronegativity of this arrangement holds ... «New York Times, Mar 15»
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Past Tense Oregon: Happy Birthday, Linus Pauling; Portland native …
In 1932, he introduced the concept of electronegativity and in 1939, published to the book "The Nature of the Chemical Bond," still considered ... «OregonLive.com, Feb 15»
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UPSC Combined Geo-Scientist and Geologists Exam 2014 …
(b) Discuss electronegativity according to Pauling's approach and Mulliken's approach. Q.3.(a) Explain the causes of recurrence of properties of ... «PrepSure, Dec 14»
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Why are job stressors relevant for psychiatry?
... of threat-avoidant vigilant activity are associated with heightened contingent negative variation electronegativity in anticipation of relevant imperative signals. «British Journal of Psychiatry, Dec 14»
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Energy Harvesting Nanogenerators Give 130 Volts at the Touch of a …
... absorb them—materials with the highest electronegativity, such as silicon or teflon. However, rubbing these materials together causes wear. «IEEE Spectrum, Nov 14»
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Bonding, equilibria, maths and more
These topics are coming up and I will be switching up the sequence in teaching bonding so that students are able to relate electronegativity ... «Royal Society of Chemistry, Nov 14»
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Fluorination Remains Key Challenge in API Synthesis
Due to its high ionization potential, electron affinity, and electronegativity, fluorine is a highly electron withdrawing substituent. In addition, fluorine-carbon bonds ... «Pharmaceutical Technology Magazine, Oct 14»

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