Question

Why does electronegativity increase as you move from left to right across

a period?
Increasing number of energy levels increases electron shielding.
Decreasing number of electrons in the cloud make it less negative.
Increasing number of protons increases the positive charge of the nucleus.
Decreasing number of neutrons make the nucleus more positive.

Answer 1

Answer: increasing number of protons increases the positive charge of the nucleus.

Explanation: because as the electronegativity moves from left to right on the periodic table the protons do increase to make it into a positive charge.