Electronegativities of the elements (data page)



Electronegativity (Allen scale)

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
30Znzinc1.588
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
48Cdcadmium1.521
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
80Hgmercury1.765
81Tlthallium1.789
82Pblead1.854
83Bibismuth2.01
84Popolonium2.19
85Atastatine2.39
86Rnradon2.60
87Frfrancium0.67
88Raradium0.89

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, CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 84th Edition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, Florida, 2003; Section 9, Molecular Structure and Spectroscopy; Electronegativity

LNG

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

Allen Electronegativities

Three references are required to cover the values quoted in the table.
  • L. C. Allen, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 111:9003.
  • J. B. Mann, T. L. Meek and L. C. Allen, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 122:2780.
  • J. B. Mann, T. L. Meek, E. T. Knight, J. F. Capitani and L. C. Allen, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 122:5132.