Learning outcomes - after studying this topic, you should be able to:

• recognize trends in the Periodic Table and the correlation between the trends in atomic radii, ionization energies and electronegativity
• explain the origin of these trends in terms of the electronic structure of the atoms
• predict reactivity based on these trends, particularly how the acid, base or amphoteric character of an element's oxide and hydroxide are related to its position in the Periodic Table

• Sections 4.8 - 4.9 and 11.8 (in [main text] Blackman, Bottle, Schmid, Mocerino and Wille, Chemistry, 3^rd Edition, 2015 (John Wiley)
  [fundamentals focused alternative] Blackman, Bridgeman, Lawrie, Southam, Thompson and Williamson, Chemistry: Core Concepts, 2015 (John Wiley) )

Electronegativity and bonding Description: Video tutorial and lots of examples on electronegativity and how to use it to predict bonding types Tags: electronegativity | bonding | polar bonds Contributed by Adam Bridgeman