| The electronegativity is lower for a given oxidation state in an anion than it is in a neutral molecule. |
| Furthermore, the degree to which ions affected membrane properties correlated with the ionic radius and electronegativity of the ions. |
| As the basis for his evaluation of electronegativity, this ionic contribution is the difference between the experimentally observed bond energy and the energy if the bond were nonpolar covalent. |
| The relative magnitudes of the molecular dipoles can be explained by the relative electronegativity differences of the atoms forming the bonds. |
| This structural knowledge assisted him in developing an electronegativity scale in which he assigned a number representing a particular atom's power of attracting electrons in a covalent bond. |
| In a covalent diatomic molecule, a difference in the electronegativity of the atoms will result in a dipole moment. |
