Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305073951
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 2, Problem 6SQ
The measure of an atom’s ability to pull electrons away from another atom is called ________ .
a. electronegativity
b. charge
c. polarity
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