Questions On Electronegativity

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ELECTRONEGATIVITY
You will need a copy of the Periodic Table.
1. Define electronegativity.
2. a) On the Pauling scale the electronegativities of nitrogen and oxygen are respectively 3.0 and 3.5.
Why is oxygen more electronegative than nitrogen?
b) On the same scale, the electronegativity of sulphur is 2.5. Why is sulphur less electronegative
than oxygen.
3. By thinking about where the following atoms are in the Periodic Table, sort them into order of
increasing electronegativity:
aluminium
barium
boron
caesium
calcium
carbon
fluorine
4.
Cl
CsCl MgCl
NaCl PCl
SCl
2
2
3
2
a) Which of these substances has non-polar bonds? Explain your reasoning.
b) Which of these substances is the most ionic? Explain your reasoning.
c) Suggest a substance which has polar covalent bonds. Explain your reasoning.
5. Using the compounds CHCl
and CCl
as examples, explain the difference between a polar bond
3
4
and a polar compound.

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