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Electronegativity

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(chemistry) the tendency of an atom or radical to attract electrons in the formation of an ionic bond

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negativity
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Electronegativities
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Electronegativity's
pluralpossessive
Electronegativities'

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(chemistry) the tendency of an atom or radical to attract electrons in the formation of an ionic bond

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