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6.9: Electronegativity

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    • John Moore, Jia Zhou, and Etienne Garand
    • University of Wisconsin

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    Electronegativity

    John Moore, Jia Zhou, and Etienne Garand

    Electronegativity

    Atom Atomic No. Electronegativity
    H 1 2.2
    He 2  
    Li 3 1.0
    Be 4 1.6
    B 5 2.1
    C 6 2.6
    N 7 3.1
    O 8 3.5
    F 9 4.0
    Ne 10  
    Na 11 1.0
    Mg 12 1.3
    Al 13 1.6
    Si 14 1.9
    P 15 2.2
    S 16 2.6
    Cl 17 3.2
    Ar 18  
    K 19 0.8
    Ca 20 1.0
    Sc 21 1.4
    Ti 22 1.6
    V 23 1.7
    Cr 24 1.7
    Mn 25 1.6
    Fe 26 1.9
    Co 27 1.9
    Ni 28 1.9
    Cu 29 1.9
    Zn 30 1.7
    Ga 31 1.8
    Ge 32 2.0
    As 33 2.2
    Se 34 2.6
    Br 35 3.0
    Kr 36 3.4
    Rb 37 0.8
    Sr 38 1.0
    Y 39 1.2
    Zr 40 1.4
    Nb 41  
    Mo 42 2.2
    Tc 43  
    Ru 44  
    Rh 45 2.3
    Pd 46 2.2
    Ag 47 2.0
    Cd 48 1.7
    In 49 1.8
    Sn 50 2.0
    Sb 51 2.1
    Te 52 2.1
    I 53 2.7
    Xe 54 3.0
    Cs 55 0.8
    Ba 56 0.9
    La 57  
    Ce 58  
    Pr 59  
    Nd 60  
    Pm 61  
    Sm 62  
    Eu 63  
    Gd 64  
    Tb 65  
    Dy 66  
    Ho 67  
    Er 68  
    Tm 69  
    Yb 70  
    Lu 71  
    Hf 72  
    Ta 73  
    W 74 2.4
    Re 75  
    Os 76  
    Ir 77 2.2
    Pt 78 2.3
    Au 79 2.6
    Hg 80 2.0
    Tl 81 2.1
    Pb 82 2.4
    Bi 83 2.0
    Po 84 2.0
    At 85 2.2
    Rn 86  

    Allred, A. L. J. Inorg. Nucl. Chem. 1961, 17, 215.


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