CHEM 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Dipole, Bond Dipole Moment, Chemical Polarity

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Electronegativity is the ability of an atom to attract electrons to itself. Electronegativity increases moving right across a period. There are more protons in the nucleus, so the valence electrons experience a greater nuclear force and are more attracted to the nucleus. The valence electrons are closer to the nucleus, and therefore experience a greater nuclear force. The most electronegative atom is fluorine, with an electronegativity of 4. The most electronegative atom is francium, with an electronegativity of 0. 8. Bond polarity is caused by differences between the electronegativities of the bonded atoms. In general, a bond is considered polar if the difference in electronegativity is greater than 0. 5, but less than 2. 0 (at which point the bond is considered ionic) If one atom is more electronegative, it will pull electrons towards itself with more force than the other atom. This causes electron density to be higher around the more electronegative atom.

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