How do electronegativity values change?

1 Answer
Jun 28, 2018

Well, as we face the Periodic Table....and EXCLUDING the Noble Gases...

Explanation:

Electronegativity INCREASES from LEFT to RIGHT across a Period, a row of the Table... And decreases DOWN the GROUP, a column of the Periodic Table...

See [this old answer...](https://socratic.org/questions/how-can-we-know-that-which-element-is-more-electronegative-than-other-i-ve-never)

[And here....](https://socratic.org/questions/59d1966611ef6b327c46f564)