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The periodic table below shows the electronegativity values of some elements.
Electronegativities
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Consider the positions of carbon, nitrogen, potassium, and calcium on the periodic table. The atoms of which element attract electrons most strongly in chemical bonds?
carbon (C)
calcium (Ca)
nitrogen (N)
potassium (K)
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nitrogen (N)
Nitrogen has the highest electronegativity of the four. Electronegativity increases across a period (left → right) and up a group (bottom → top), so N (top right) attracts electrons most strongly.
Nitrogen has the highest electronegativity of the four. Electronegativity increases across a period (left → right) and up a group (bottom → top), so N (top right) attracts electrons most strongly.
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