Periodic Trends: Electronegativity and Reactivity
Students will investigate the trends in electronegativity and reactivity, connecting them to an element's position on the periodic table.
Key Questions
- Analyze the relationship between an element's electronegativity and its tendency to form ionic or covalent bonds.
- Compare the reactivity of alkali metals with that of halogens, justifying the differences based on electron configuration.
- Predict how the electronegativity of an element will change as you move down a group.
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