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प्रश्न
What is electron affinity?
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उत्तर
Electron affinity is the energy released when an electron is added to an isolated gaseous atom to form the negative ion (anion).
Unit: Its units are electron volt (eV).
Its SI units are Kilojoules per mole (KJmol-1).
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Draw an electron dot diagram to show the formation of each of the following compounds:
Magnesium Chloride
[H = 1, C = 6, Mg = 12, Cl = 17]
State the factors on which electron affinity depends ?
Explain the following:
The reducing power of element increases down in the group while decreases in a period.
A, B, C are three elements in which B is an inert gas other than helium. With this information complete the following table.
| Element | Atomic number | No. of electrons in the valence shell | Group to which the element belongs |
| A | Z − 1 | - | - |
| B | Z | - | - |
| C | Z + 1 | - | - |
Also, explain the following:
- Electron affinity of element A is more than that of element C.
- lonization energy of element C is less than that of element A.
- Electron affinity of B is zero.
A, B, C are three elements in which B is an inert gas other than helium.With this information complete the following table.
| Element | Atomic number | No. of electrons in the valence shell | Group to which the element belongs |
| A | Z - 1 | ||
| B | Z | ||
| C | Z + 1 |
Also, explain the following : Electron affinity of B is Zero.
Down a group, electron affinity ______ [increases, decreases, remains same].
The changes in the properties of elements on moving from left to right across a period of the Periodic Table. For the property, choose the correct answer.
The electron affinity of elements in groups 1 to 7:
The electron affinity of an element X is greater than that of element Y.
How is the electronegativity of X likely to compare with that of Y?
The electron affinity of an element X is greater than that of element Y.
State whether X is likely to be placed to the left or to the right of Y in the periodic table.
Among period 2 elements A, B, C and D, the one which has highest electron affinity is ______.
