This quantity is used to determine oxidation states--but not formal charges-- in compounds.
This quantity is used to determine oxidation states--but not formal charges-- in compounds. sp carbons have a greater value for this quantity than do sp3 carbons, causing the relative acidity of alkynes. When this property is large for certain atoms, it causes a relative increase in acidity for adjacent protons according to the inductive effect. C-H are nonpolar because both carbon and hydrogen have a value of 2.2 on a scale for measuring this quantity. On the Pauling scale, fluorine has the greatest value for this property. For 10 points, name this property measuring an atom's ability to attract electrons to itself.
This quantity is used to determine oxidation states--but not formal charges-- in compounds.
electronegativity