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When you move left across a row AND down a column on the periodic table, what generally decreases?
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When you move left across a row (period) on the periodic table, electronegativity decreases. When you move down a column (group), electronegativity also decreases. So, in general, electronegativity decreases as you move left and down the periodic table.
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