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= Electronegativity
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Electronegativity is a chemical property that describes the tendency of an atom to attract electrons when it is involved in a chemical bond. It is a measure of how strongly an atom can pull electron density towards itself. The concept was first introduced by the chemist Linus Pauling, and it is typically represented on a relative scale. Electronegativity values can help predict how atoms will interact in compounds.