ICSE Class 10 Chemistry Question 21 of 23

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Question 8(ii)

Define.

(a) Electronaffinity

(b) Electronegativity

Answer

(a) Electronaffinity — The amount of energy released while converting a neutral gaseous isolated atom into a negatively charged gaseous ion (anion) by the addition of electron is called Electron Affinity (E.A.)

(b) Electronegativity — The tendency of an atom in a molecule to attract the shared pair of electrons towards itself is called its electronegativity.