| Author | Message | ||
     981099 Username: 981099 Registered: 04-2003 |
why electronegativiy increase across the period in periodic table ? | ||
| Chio U Kim Username: cuk Registered: 04-2003 |
Across a period from left to right, the effective nuclear charge experienced by the bonding electrons increases. I.e. the atom attracts the bonding electrons more strongly.(Remember: electronegativity is the ability of an atom to attract electron in a chemical bond.) |