Electron affinity is the
- AEnergy absorbed when an electron is added to an isolated atom in the gaseous state
- BEnergy released when an electron is added to an isolated atom in the gaseous state
- CEnergy required to take out an electron from an isolated gaseous atom
- DPower of an atom to attract an electron to itself
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The second electron gain enthalpies (in $kJ \ mol^{-1}$) of oxygen and sulphur respectively are
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View SolutionColumn-$I$ shows the electronic configuration of some elements and Column-$II$ shows the values of electron gain enthalpy. Match these values correctly. Match the electronic configuration with the electron gain enthalpy.
Column-$I$ Electronic Configuration Column-$II$ Electron Gain Enthalpy / $kJ \ mol^{-1}$ $(A) \ 1s^2 2s^2 2p^6$ $(1) -53$ $(B) \ 1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^1$ $(2) -328$ $(C) \ 1s^2 2s^2 2p^5$ $(3) -141$ $(D) \ 1s^2 2s^2 2p^4$ $(4) +53$
| Column-$I$ Electronic Configuration | Column-$II$ Electron Gain Enthalpy / $kJ \ mol^{-1}$ |
| $(A) \ 1s^2 2s^2 2p^6$ | $(1) -53$ |
| $(B) \ 1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^1$ | $(2) -328$ |
| $(C) \ 1s^2 2s^2 2p^5$ | $(3) -141$ |
| $(D) \ 1s^2 2s^2 2p^4$ | $(4) +53$ |
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View SolutionThe equation used to represent the electron gain enthalpy is
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