Part A:  What is electronegativity?   The distance from the nucleus to the outside of the electron cloud   The amount of energy required to remove an electron from the outer shell of an atom   An element's ability to attract electrons from another element Part B:  How does electronegativity change across a period?   increases from left to right   decreases from left to right   increases from top to bottom   decreases from top to bottom Part C:  How does electronegativity change down a group?   increases from left to right   decreases from left to right   increases from top to bottom   decreases from top to bottom Part D: Why do smaller atoms tend to have a higher electronegativity?   With the electrons closer to the nucleus, it is easier to steal more electrons from other atoms   Smaller atoms do not tend to have a higher electronegativity   There is no correlation between atomic radius and electronegativity

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Part A: 

What is electronegativity?
 
The distance from the nucleus to the outside of the electron cloud
 
The amount of energy required to remove an electron from the outer shell of an atom
 
An element's ability to attract electrons from another element
Part B: 
How does electronegativity change across a period?
 
increases from left to right
 
decreases from left to right
 
increases from top to bottom
 
decreases from top to bottom
Part C: 
How does electronegativity change down a group?
 
increases from left to right
 
decreases from left to right
 
increases from top to bottom
 
decreases from top to bottom
Part D:
Why do smaller atoms tend to have a higher electronegativity?
 
With the electrons closer to the nucleus, it is easier to steal more electrons from other atoms
 
Smaller atoms do not tend to have a higher electronegativity
 
There is no correlation between atomic radius and electronegativity
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