Which of the following elements will have the lowest electron affinity?

  • A
    Nitrogen
  • B
    Fluorine
  • C
    Chlorine
  • D
    Phosphorus

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Which elements have the most positive and most negative electron gain enthalpy,respectively?

The difference between electron gain enthalpies will be maximum between:

Consider the following conversions:
$(i) \, O_{(g)} + e^- \to O_{(g)}^{-}, \Delta H_1$
$(ii) \, F_{(g)} + e^- \to F_{(g)}^{-}, \Delta H_2$
$(iii) \, Cl_{(g)} + e^- \to Cl_{(g)}^{-}, \Delta H_3$
$(iv) \, O_{(g)}^{-} + e^- \to O_{(g)}^{2-}, \Delta H_4$
Based on the given information,which statement is incorrect?

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Choose the correct order of $\Delta H_{eg}$ ?
$(\Delta H_{eg} = \text{electron gain enthalpy})$

The increasing order of electron affinity for the given electronic configurations of elements is:
$I$. $1s^2 \ 2s^2 \ 2p^6 \ 3s^2 \ 3p^5$ $(Cl)$
$II$. $1s^2 \ 2s^2 \ 2p^3$ $(N)$
$III$. $1s^2 \ 2s^2 \ 2p^5$ $(F)$
$IV$. $1s^2 \ 2s^2 \ 2p^6 \ 3s^2 \ 3p^1$ $(Al)$

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