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Meaning of electro-negative

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electro-negative (a.)

Having the property of being attracted by an electro-positive body, or a tendency to pass to the positive pole in electrolysis, by the law that opposite electricities attract each other.

Negative; nonmetallic; acid; -- opposed to positive, metallic, or basic.

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electro-negative (n.)

A body which passes to the positive pole in electrolysis.

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Having the property of being attracted by an electro-positive body, or a tendency to pass to the positive pole in electrolysis, by the law that opposite electri

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Electronegativity is the ability of an atom to attract electrons in a chemical bond.

Electronegativity is an important concept in chemistry, as it helps to explain the behavior of elements and compounds.

The periodic table is arranged in order of increasing electro-negativity, from left to right and from bottom to top.

Fluorine is the most electronegative element, followed by oxygen, nitrogen, chlorine, and carbon.