Exploring Electronegativity Trends in the Periodic Table

What is the core concept of electronegativity as explained using the house analogy?

• The ability of an atom to share electrons equally

• The ability of an atom to donate electrons

• The ability of an atom to attract shared electrons

• The ability of an atom to repel shared electrons

In a covalent bond between two atoms, what does a higher electronegativity indicate?

• The atom has a greater ability to share electrons equally

• The atom has a greater ability to donate electrons

• The atom has a greater ability to attract shared electrons

• The atom has a greater ability to repel electrons

Why does chlorine in HCl have a partial negative charge?

• Because it shares electrons equally

• Because it repels the shared pair of electrons

• Because it loses electrons

• Because it strongly attracts the shared pair of electrons

What type of bond is present in a fluorine molecule (F2)?

• Metallic bond

• Non-polar covalent bond

• Polar covalent bond

• Ionic bond

According to Coulomb's law, what is the relationship between attractive force and the distance between charges?

• Directly proportional to the square of the distance

• Inversely proportional to the square of the distance

• Inversely proportional to the distance

• Directly proportional to the distance

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Which factor is directly proportional to electronegativity?

• Number of neutrons

• Number of protons (nuclear charge)

• Atomic radius

• Distance between charges

How does electronegativity change down a group in the periodic table?

• It fluctuates

• It increases

• It remains the same

• It decreases

Which element is more electronegative: sodium or rubidium?

• Sodium

• Both are equally electronegative

• Neither is electronegative

• Rubidium

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How does electronegativity change across a period from left to right?

• It fluctuates

• It increases

• It remains the same

• It decreases

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Which element is more electronegative: fluorine or boron?

• Fluorine

• Boron

• Neither is electronegative

• Both are equally electronegative

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