Question

The ability of an atom to attract shared electrons is called its

Answer 1

if you are talking about in a covalent bond than your answer will me electronegativity

Answer 2

Answer:

Electronegativity

Explanation:

Electronegativity, representation χ, is a chemical property that represents the tendency of an atom to draw a shared pair of electrons towards itself. An atom's electronegativity is influenced by both its atomic number and the distance at which its valence electrons lies from the charged nucleus.