How would you define electronegativity and explain how it influences the formation of chemical bonds? Organic Chemistry Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Electronegativity and Shielding 1 Answer anor277 May 7, 2018 #"Electronegativity"# is .... Explanation: #"Electronegativity"# is conceived to be the tendency of an atom involved in a covalent bond to polarize electron density towards itself. See here, and here, and here... Answer link Related questions How does shielding affect electronegativity? How does the shielding effect relate to periodic trends? Why is electronegativity a factor that influences NMR spectra? What is shielding and deshielding in NMR? Can you give me an example? How is it called the effect of electronegative atoms on their neighbours? Why is the number of absorbing protons proportional to the area under a #""^1 "H"# NMR signal? What is the #pi# -bond effect? What happens if the electron density around a nucleus is decreased? How do the chemical shifts of the protons in CR, and CH3Cl compare? How can I read in the NMR spectrum when increasing chemical shift? See all questions in Electronegativity and Shielding Impact of this question 2146 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License