Sunday, November 24, 2013

Affects of Periodic Trends

Affects of Periodic Trends

Electronegativity
-the strength an atom has to attract a bonding pair of electrons to itself



-the difference in the electronegativity of the atoms decides the type of bonds
  • a greater difference forms an ionic bond
  • while a small difference forms a covalent bond



A video describing the attraction between two atoms

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