Periodic Table/Periodic Trends

Periodic Trends

Visualize how element properties change across the periodic table — what are periodic trends?

Electronegativity (Pauling)

P1P2P3P4P5P6P70.371.161.952.733.524.311112131415161718191Atomic Number (Z)Electronegativity

Electronegativity generally increases across a period (left to right) and decreases down a group. Noble gases are typically not assigned values. Fluorine has the highest electronegativity of any element.