PERIODIC TABLE: - electronegativity, metallic character and acid-base character
Electronegativity, symbolized as χ, is the tendency for an atom of a given chemical element to attract shared electrons (or electron density) when forming a chemical bond.[1] An atom's electronegativity is affected by both its atomic number and the distance at which its valence electrons reside from the charged nucleus. The higher the associated electronegativity, the more an atom or a substituent group attracts electrons
Metallic character refers to the level of reactivity of a metal. Metals tend to lose electrons in chemical reactions, as indicated by their low ionization energies. Within a compound, metal atoms have relatively low attraction for electrons, as indicated by their low electronegativities.
From left to right on the periodic table, acid-base character of oxides and hydroxides go from basic to acidic. Increasing charge on an anion increases the production of basic solutions. As electronegativity increase, production of ionic cations increases because elements are more able to adopt a cation.
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