Tuesday, March 20, 2018

inorganic chemistry - Which is more electronegative: hydrogen or astatine?


Which is more electronegative - hydrogen or astatine? I'm a bit confused because my teacher taught me that for an atom to be electronegative it has to be on the top of the periodic table and/or on the right. But hydrogen is on the top-left and astatine is on the bottom-right of the periodic table.


How does one determine which is more electronegative?




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