ReasoningModerate1 mark
6(i)
Give reasons why:
Electronegativity increases across a period.
Topic: Periodic properties and trends
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Across a period nuclear charge increases while the number of shells remains the same, so atomic size decreases and attraction for shared electrons increases.
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