Which of the Following Is a General Trend for the Electronegativity

question 38

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a general trend for the electronegativity of elements in the periodic table?

• A)increases from left to right;increases from bottom to top
• B)increases from left to right;decreases from bottom to top
• C)decreases from left to right;increases from bottom to top
• D)decreases from left to right;decreases from bottom to top
• E)none of the above

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Definitions:

Sampling Distribution

The configuration of probability for a given statistic, determined by a random sample.

Sample Mean

The average value calculated from a set of samples or observations drawn from a larger population.

Population Mean

The population mean is the average value of a population attribute, computed by summing all the values in the population and dividing by the total number of values.

Sample Proportion

The ratio of members in a sample that have a particular characteristic to the total number of members in the sample.