Chapter 13, Problem 8DQ

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation: Whether the electronegativity of the titanium atom will be same in the species ${\text{Ti, Ti}}^{2+}{\text{,Ti}}^{3+}$ and ${\text{Ti}}^{4+}$ or not needs to be explained.

Concept Introduction: Electronegativity is defined as the ability of an atom to attract a shared pair of electron towards itself. Electronegativity varies with size of the atom. As the size of an atom decreases, its outermost shell becomes closer to the nucleus and its tendency to attract electrons increases. Also, the size of the atom decreases as positive charge on it increases.