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Describe electronegativity, and explain the trend of electronegativity in the Periodic Table.

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Electronegativity is an atoms ability to attract a bonding pair of electrons. Fluorine is the most electronegative element. Electronegativity increases across the periodic table from left to right. It also increases from bottom to top.
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