What do the numbers assigned to represent electronegativity really mean?

Subject: What do the numbers assigned to represent electronegativity really mean?

Date: Fri Sep 24 17:27:32 1999
Posted by Jennifer
Grade level: 10-12 School: Neshaminy High School
City: Langhorne State/Province: PA Country: USA
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 938208452.Ch

Message:


These numbers are used to determine which kind of bond, ionic or covalent, 
an atom would be likely to create based on whether the differences in 
electronegativity is greater or less than 2.0, but what exactly to these 
numbers mean?  What units are they in?  Where did they come from?  Were 
they just make up randomly?

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