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Electronegativity describes the ability of an atom to Repel electrons true or false

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Electronegativity; Ability of an atom to attract a shared pair of electrons in its combined state. Non-metals are more Electronegative.

Electropositivity: Ability of an atom to withdraw a shared pair of electrons in its combined state. Metals are more Electropositive.

So the answer is False

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Electronegativity, is a chemical property that describes the tendency of an atom to attract electrons (or electron density) towards itself.

so true

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