Pauling electronegativity
Pauling first proposed the concept of electronegativity in 1932 to explain why the covalent bond between two different atoms (A–B) is … See more

In organic chemistry, electronegativity is associated more with different functional groups than with individual atoms. The terms group electronegativity and substituent electronegativity are used synonymously. However, it is common to distinguish between … See more

• Chemical polarity
• Electron affinity
• Electronegativities of the elements (data page)
• Ionization energy
• Metallic bonding See more

The wide variety of methods of calculation of electronegativities, which all give results that correlate well with one another, is one indication of the … See more

Periodic trends
In general, electronegativity increases on passing from left to right along a period and decreases on … See more

Electropositivity is a measure of an element's ability to donate electrons, and therefore form positive ions; thus, it is antipode to electronegativity.
Mainly, this is an attribute of metals, meaning that, in general, the greater the metallic character … See more

• Jolly, William L. (1991). Modern Inorganic Chemistry (2nd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill. pp. 71–76. ISBN 978-0-07-112651-9.
• Mullay, … See more