Learning Objective

Visualise electronegativity trends across the periodic table and understand how electronegativity relates to element type and bonding behaviour.

Electronegativity Trend

Most electronegative: Fluorine (F) = 4.0  |  Least electronegative shown: Caesium (Cs) ≈ 0.7
Electronegativity increases across a period (metals → non-metals) and decreases down a group.
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Low EN (Metals)
Medium EN
High EN (Non-metals)