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Electronegativity
measure of the tendency of an atom to attract a bonding pair of e-
Covalent Bond
ΔEN < 0.5
Polar Covalent
ΔEN= 0.5 - 1.6
Ionic Bond
ΔEN > 2.0
radioactivity
measure of the tendency of atoms to give away e-
as EN ↑
as VE ↑