Chemical Bonding

Front

What is the most electronegative element on the periodic table?

Back

Fluorine

Front

What type of molecule forms when atoms with the same or similar electronegativity values bond together?

Back

Nonpolar molecule

Front

How does atomic size change down a group in the periodic table?

Back

Increases

Front

How does atomic size change across a period from left to right in the periodic table?

Back

Decreases

Front

True or false: In general, a smaller atom has a smaller electronegativity.

Back

False

Front

What happens to energy when bonds are formed?

Back

Energy is released.

Front

What happens to energy when bonds are broken?

Back

Energy is taken.

Front

Define electronegativity.

Back

Electronegativity is the tendency of an atom to attract electrons in a chemical bond.

Front

What is the trend of electronegativity across a period from left to right?

Back

Electronegativity increases.

Front

What is the trend of electronegativity down a group in the periodic table?

Back

Electronegativity decreases.