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Does chlorine have a high electron affinity or a low ionization energy?
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It has High electron affinity.
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The energy released during the ionization of a non-metal is called the?
ionization energy
What conclusion can be drawn from the statement that an element has high electron affinity high electronegativity and a high ionization energy?
This element is a very reactive nonmetal as fluorine or chlorine.
What part of the atom is able to be lost or gained?
the energy is require to remove an electron from an atom (ionization energy) but when electron is absorbed in an atom energy is released (electron affinity) however 2nd electron affinity is endothermic ,energy is require.
What elements has the largest electron affinity?
AnswerElectron affinity is the energy released when we add an electron to the outermost orbit of the atom. Halogens are the higher in electron affinity, and chlorine has the higher electron affinity than rest of the halogens. The irregularity in the electron affinity trend between Cl and F is due to the small size of the F atom. Although F definitely has a higher attraction for an electron than Cl (as evidenced by its high electro negativity value), the small size of the F atom means that adding an electron creates significant repulsion. Since electron affinity is an energy measurement, the total energy associated with electron affinity winds up being the energy that is released by the electron binding to the nucleus, minus the energy involved in overcoming the electrical repulsion in the outer shell.This makes the fluoride anion so formed unstable due to a very high charge/mass ratio. Also, fluorine has no d electrons which limits its atomic size. As a result, fluorine has an electron affinity less than that of chlorine.
Is ionization energy required to add an electron to a netural atom?
Ionization energy is an expression linked to extraction of an electron.
The energy released during the ionization of a non-metal is called the?
ionization energy
The ionization energy for sodium is 496 kJmol The electron affinity for chlorine is -349 kJmol what is the enthalpy?
just add them together and you get 147kj
How do you create an electron affinity reactor?
To create an electron affinity reactor you will have to use the second ionization energy.
What conclusion can be drawn from the statement that an element has high electron affinity high electronegativity and a high ionization energy?
This element is a very reactive nonmetal as fluorine or chlorine.
What periodic treds exist for ionization energy?
Ionization energy increases to the right and up on the periodic table. Ionization energy is the energy required to remove an electron. It can be conceptualized as the opposite of electron affinity, though this is not precisely true.
What do you call the energy involved when an atom loses an electron?
The amount of energy required to remove an electron form an at is the ionization energy.
Does chlorine have medium ionization energy?
Chlorine's first ionization energy is 1251.1 KJ/mol electron configuration of chlorine is 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p5
Does Sr have a high electron affinity or a low electron affinity?
Strontium, Sr, doesn't accept electrons, so it has low electron affinity. Sr will liberate electrons, so it has low ionization energy.
What part of the atom is able to be lost or gained?
the energy is require to remove an electron from an atom (ionization energy) but when electron is absorbed in an atom energy is released (electron affinity) however 2nd electron affinity is endothermic ,energy is require.
Are there any trends to the periodic table?
Atomic Radii,Ionic Radii, First Ionization Energy,Second and Higher Ionization Energies, Electron Affinity.
What is the difference between electron negativity and electrons affinity?
ok, so electron affinity is the amount of energy given off when a particular atom excepts electrons. Essentially, it is the likelihood that an atom will accept an electron, while ionization energy is how much energy is needed to take an electron off of a particular atom
Why is an element with high ionization energy likely to have high electron affinity?
you can think of it like a magnet.A magnet with a peice of metal stuck to it.The harder it is to pull a peice of metal away from it (ionization energy), that means that it has more pull on the metal and will pull peices of metal with more force(electron affinity).
