Electronegativities of the elements (data page)

Electronegativity (Pauling scale)

Atomic radius decreases → Ionization energy increases → Electronegativity increases →
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Group 
 Period
1 H
2.20
He
 
2 Li
0.98
Be
1.57
B
2.04
C
2.55
N
3.04
O
3.44
F
3.98
Ne
 
3 Na
0.93
Mg
1.31
Al
1.61
Si
1.90
P
2.19
S
2.58
Cl
3.16
Ar
 
4 K
0.82
Ca
1.00
Sc
1.36
Ti
1.54
V
1.63
Cr
1.66
Mn
1.55
Fe
1.83
Co
1.88
Ni
1.91
Cu
1.90
Zn
1.65
Ga
1.81
Ge
2.01
As
2.18
Se
2.55
Br
2.96
Kr
3.00
5 Rb
0.82
Sr
0.95
Y
1.22
Zr
1.33
Nb
1.6
Mo
2.16
Tc
1.9
Ru
2.2
Rh
2.28
Pd
2.20
Ag
1.93
Cd
1.69
In
1.78
Sn
1.96
Sb
2.05
Te
2.1
I
2.66
Xe
2.60
6 Cs
0.79
Ba
0.89
La
1.1
1 asterisk Hf
1.3
Ta
1.5
W
2.36
Re
1.9
Os
2.2
Ir
2.20
Pt
2.28
Au
2.54
Hg
2.00
Tl
1.62
Pb
1.87
Bi
2.02
Po
2.0
At
2.2
Rn
2.2
7 Fr
>0.79[en 1]
Ra
0.9
Ac
1.1
1 asterisk Rf
 
Db
 
Sg
 
Bh
 
Hs
 
Mt
 
Ds
 
Rg
 
Cn
 
Nh
 
Fl
 
Mc
 
Lv
 
Ts
 
Og
 

1 asterisk Ce
1.12
Pr
1.13
Nd
1.14
Pm
1.13
Sm
1.17
Eu
1.2
Gd
1.2
Tb
1.1
Dy
1.22
Ho
1.23
Er
1.24
Tm
1.25
Yb
1.1
Lu
1.27
1 asterisk Th
1.3
Pa
1.5
U
1.38
Np
1.36
Pu
1.28
Am
1.13
Cm
1.28
Bk
1.3
Cf
1.3
Es
1.3
Fm
1.3
Md
1.3
No
1.3
Lr
1.3[en 2]

Values are given for the elements in their most common and stable oxidation states.
See also: Electronegativities of the elements (data page)

  1. Electronegativity of francium was chosen by Pauling as 0.7, close to that of caesium (also assessed 0.7 at that point). The base value of hydrogen was later increased by 0.10 and caesium's electronegativity was later refined to 0.79; however, no refinements have been made for francium as no experiment has been conducted. However, francium is expected and, to a small extent, observed to be more electronegative than caesium. See francium for details.
  2. See Brown, Geoffrey (2012). The Inaccessible Earth: An integrated view to its structure and composition. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 88. ISBN 9789401115162.
numbersymbolnameuseWELCRCLNG
1Hhydrogen 2.20same
2Hehelium no datasame
3Lilithium 0.98same
4Beberyllium 1.57same
5Bboron 2.04same
6Ccarbon 2.55same
7Nnitrogen 3.04same
8Ooxygen 3.44same
9Ffluorine 3.983.983.983.90
10Neneon no datasame
11Nasodium 0.93same
12Mgmagnesium 1.31same
13Alaluminium 1.61same
14Sisilicon 1.90same
15Pphosphorus 2.19same
16Ssulfur 2.58same
17Clchlorine 3.16same
18Arargon no datasame
19Kpotassium 0.82same
20Cacalcium 1.00same
21Scscandium 1.36same
22Tititanium 1.54same
23Vvanadium 1.63same
24Crchromium 1.66same
25Mnmanganese 1.55same
26Feiron 1.83same
27Cocobalt 1.88same
28Ninickel 1.91same
29Cucopper 1.90same
30Znzinc 1.65same
31Gagallium 1.81same
32Gegermanium 2.01same
33Asarsenic 2.18same
34Seselenium 2.55same
35Brbromine 2.96same
36Krkrypton 3.003.00no datano data
37Rbrubidium 0.82same
38Srstrontium 0.95same
39Yyttrium 1.22same
40Zrzirconium 1.33same
41Nbniobium 1.6same
42Momolybdenum 2.16same
43Tctechnetium 1.91.92.102.10
44Ruruthenium 2.2same
45Rhrhodium 2.28same
46Pdpalladium 2.20same
47Agsilver 1.93same
48Cdcadmium 1.69same
49Inindium 1.78same
50Sntin 1.96same
51Sbantimony 2.05same
52Tetellurium 2.1same
53Iiodine 2.66same
54Xexenon 2.62.62.60no data
55Cscaesium 0.79same
56Babarium 0.89same
57Lalanthanum 1.10same
58Cecerium 1.12same
59Prpraseodymium 1.13same
60Ndneodymium 1.14same
61Pmpromethium no datasame
62Smsamarium 1.17same
63Eueuropium no datasame
64Gdgadolinium 1.20same
65Tbterbium no datasame
66Dydysprosium 1.22same
67Hoholmium 1.23same
68Ererbium 1.24same
69Tmthulium 1.25same
70Ybytterbium no datasame
71Lulutetium 1.271.271.01.0
72Hfhafnium 1.3same
73Tatantalum 1.5same
74Wtungsten 2.362.361.71.7
75Rerhenium 1.9same
76Ososmium 2.2same
77Iriridium 2.202.202.22.2
78Ptplatinum 2.282.282.22.2
79Augold 2.542.542.42.4
80Hgmercury 2.002.001.91.9
81Tlthallium 1.621.621.81.8
82Pblead 2.332.331.81.8
83Bibismuth 2.022.021.91.9
84Popolonium 2.0same
85Atastatine 2.2same
86Rnradon no datasame
87Frfrancium no data0.7
88Raradium 0.9same
89Acactinium 1.1same
90Ththorium 1.3same
91Paprotactinium 1.5same
92Uuranium 1.381.381.71.7
93Npneptunium 1.361.361.31.3
94Puplutonium 1.281.281.31.3
95Amamericium 1.31.3no data1.3
96Cmcurium 1.31.3no data1.3
97Bkberkelium 1.31.3no data1.3
98Cfcalifornium 1.31.3no data1.3
99Eseinsteinium 1.31.3no data1.3
100Fmfermium 1.31.3no data1.3
101Mdmendelevium 1.31.3no data1.3
102Nonobelium 1.31.3no data1.3

Notes

  • Separate values for each source are only given where one or more sources differ.
  • Electronegativity is not a uniquely defined property and may depend on the definition. The suggested values are all taken from WebElements as a consistent set.
  • Many of the highly radioactive elements have values that must be predictions or extrapolations, but are unfortunately not marked as such. This is especially problematic for francium, which by relativistic calculations can be shown to be less electronegative than caesium, but for which the only value (0.7) in the literature predates these calculations.

Electronegativity (Allen scale)

Electronegativity using the Allen scale
Group  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
 Period
1 H
2.300
He
4.160
2 Li
0.912
Be
1.576
B
2.051
C
2.544
N
3.066
O
3.610
F
4.193
Ne
4.787
3 Na
0.869
Mg
1.293
Al
1.613
Si
1.916
P
2.253
S
2.589
Cl
2.869
Ar
3.242
4 K
0.734
Ca
1.034
Sc
1.19
Ti
1.38
V
1.53
Cr
1.65
Mn
1.75
Fe
1.80
Co
1.84
Ni
1.88
Cu
1.85
Zn
1.59
Ga
1.756
Ge
1.994
As
2.211
Se
2.424
Br
2.685
Kr
2.966
5 Rb
0.706
Sr
0.963
Y
1.12
Zr
1.32
Nb
1.41
Mo
1.47
Tc
1.51
Ru
1.54
Rh
1.56
Pd
1.58
Ag
1.87
Cd
1.52
In
1.656
Sn
1.824
Sb
1.984
Te
2.158
I
2.359
Xe
2.582
6 Cs
0.659
Ba
0.881
Lu
1.09
Hf
1.16
Ta
1.34
W
1.47
Re
1.60
Os
1.65
Ir
1.68
Pt
1.72
Au
1.92
Hg
1.76
Tl
1.789
Pb
1.854
Bi
2.01
Po
2.19
At
2.39
Rn
2.60
7 Fr
0.67
Ra
0.89
See also: Electronegativities of the elements (data page)
NumberSymbolNameElectronegativity
1Hhydrogen2.300
2Hehelium4.160
3Lilithium0.912
4Beberyllium1.576
5Bboron2.051
6Ccarbon2.544
7Nnitrogen3.066
8Ooxygen3.610
9Ffluorine4.193
10Neneon4.787
11Nasodium0.869
12Mgmagnesium1.293
13Alaluminium1.613
14Sisilicon1.916
15Pphosphorus2.253
16Ssulfur2.589
17Clchlorine2.869
18Arargon3.242
19Kpotassium0.734
20Cacalcium1.034
21Scscandium1.19
22Tititanium1.38
23Vvanadium1.53
24Crchromium1.65
25Mnmanganese1.75
26Feiron1.80
27Cocobalt1.84
28Ninickel1.88
29Cucopper1.85
30Znzinc1.59
31Gagallium1.756
32Gegermanium1.994
33Asarsenic2.211
34Seselenium2.424
35Brbromine2.685
36Krkrypton2.966
37Rbrubidium0.706
38Srstrontium0.963
39Yyttrium1.12
40Zrzirconium1.32
41Nbniobium1.41
42Momolybdenum1.47
43Tctechnetium1.51
44Ruruthenium1.54
45Rhrhodium1.56
46Pdpalladium1.58
47Agsilver1.87
48Cdcadmium1.52
49Inindium1.656
50Sntin1.824
51Sbantimony1.984
52Tetellurium2.158
53Iiodine2.359
54Xexenon2.582
55Cscaesium0.659
56Babarium0.881
71Lulutetium1.09
72Hfhafnium1.16
73Tatantalum1.34
74Wtungsten1.47
75Rerhenium1.60
76Ososmium1.65
77Iriridium1.68
78Ptplatinum1.72
79Augold1.92
80Hgmercury1.76
81Tlthallium1.789
82Pblead1.854
83Bibismuth2.01
84Popolonium2.19
85Atastatine2.39
86Rnradon2.60
87Frfrancium0.67
88Raradium0.89

References

WEL

As quoted at http://www.webelements.com/ from these sources:

  • A.L. Allred, J. Inorg. Nucl. Chem., 1961, 17, 215.
  • J.E. Huheey, E.A. Keiter, and R.L. Keiter in Inorganic Chemistry : Principles of Structure and Reactivity, 4th edition, HarperCollins, New York, USA, 1993.

CRC

As quoted from these sources in an online version of: David R. Lide (ed), CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 84th Edition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, Florida, 2003; Section 9, Molecular Structure and Spectroscopy; Electronegativity

  • Pauling, L., The Nature of the Chemical Bond, Third Edition, Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York, 1960.
  • Allen, L.C., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 111, 9003, 1989.

LNG

As quoted from these sources in: J.A. Dean (ed), Lange's Handbook of Chemistry (15th Edition), McGraw-Hill, 1999; Section 4; Table 4.5, Electronegativities of the Elements.

  • L. Pauling, The Chemical Bond, Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York, 1967.
  • L. C. Allen, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 111:9003 (1989).
  • A. L. Allred J. Inorg. Nucl. Chem. 17:215 (1961).

Allen Electronegativities

Three references are required to cover the values quoted in the table.

  • L. C. Allen, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 111:9003 (1989).
  • J. B. Mann, T. L. Meek and L. C. Allen, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 122:2780 (2000).
  • J. B. Mann, T. L. Meek, E. T. Knight, J. F. Capitani and L. C. Allen, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 122:5132 (2000).
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