The attraction that an atom exerts on a pair of electrons that are being shared between that atom and another atom to which it is bonded by a covalent bond is referred to as its

  • A
    Electron affinity
  • B
    Electronegativity
  • C
    Ionisation energy
  • D
    Valence

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