Question

Which statement best describes the electronegativity of an element?

a. Electronegativity of an atom is it's ability to lose electrons during cation formation.
b. Electronegativity of an atom is it's ability to share electrons during a covalent bond formation.
c. Electronegativity of an atom is it's ability to gain electrons during anion formation.
d. Electronegativity of an atom is it's ability to produce energy while losing an electron.
e. Electronegativity of an atom is it's ability to attract electrons during bond formation.

Answer 1

e. Electronegativity of an atom is it's ability to attract electrons during bond formation.

Answer 2

Answer;

e. Electronegativity of an atom is it's ability to attract electrons during bond formation.

Step-by-step explanation;

The electronegativity of an atom or element is a chemical property that describes the strength of attraction for more electrons by that atom.

-The protons of an atom will always have an attraction for electrons.

-Some atoms because of the electron configuration have more attraction than other atoms. While other atoms have very little attraction for electrons. Non metals generally have high electronegativities because they have an electron configuration that requires more electrons to be stable.