Question

What is electronegativity?

A. the size of the atom from the nucleus to the edge of the electron cloud
B. the likelihood of an atom to lose an electron
C. the distribution of electrons around a single atom
D. the likelihood of an atom to gain an electron from another atom during bonding​

Answer 1

Answer: D). the likelihood of an atom to gain an electron from another atom during bonding​

Explanation: The tendency of an atom in a molecule to attract the shared pair of electrons towards itself is known as electronegativity.