how does electronegativity relate within a period?

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how does electronegativity relate within a period?

how does it relate within a period?
how does it relate within a group?

2006-09-28 12:11:55 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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In general, electronegativity decreases down groups and increases across periods, but the rule is not absolute.

2006-09-28 12:14:35 · answer #1 · answered by DavidK93 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Yeah listen to Davidk93, I did a degree in Chemistry and as you will learn, the phrase "in general" pops up a lot. Nothing is absolute, just general tendancies.

2006-09-28 19:21:03 · answer #2 · answered by United_Until_I_Die 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋