Allred–Rochow electronegativity scale

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The Allred–Rochow electronegativity scale is a system that quantifies an atom’s tendency to attract electrons based on effective nuclear charge and covalent radius, providing an alternative to the Pauling scale.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf chemical concept
electronegativity scale
periodic trend descriptor
alternativeTo Pauling electronegativity scale
appliesTo atoms in molecules
elements of the periodic table
basedOn covalent radius
effective nuclear charge
characteristic gives numerical values of electronegativity
comparedTo Pauling electronegativity scale
correlatesWith Pauling electronegativity values
bond polarity
ionic character of bonds
dependsOn distance of valence electrons from the nucleus
shielding of nuclear charge
describes tendency of an atom to attract electrons
domain atomic properties
molecular properties
field chemistry
inorganic chemistry
physical chemistry
hasUnit dimensionless
introducedAs quantitative measure of electronegativity based on Zeff and covalent radius
namedAfter A. Louis Allred
Eugene G. Rochow
quantifies electrostatic attraction between nucleus and valence electrons
relatedTo Allen electronegativity scale
Mulliken electronegativity scale
Sanderson electronegativity scale
trend electronegativity decreases down a group
electronegativity increases across a period
usedFor comparing electronegativities of elements
interpreting periodic trends
predicting bond polarity
usesQuantity effective nuclear charge at covalent radius


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