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The energy released during the addition of an electron to an isolated neutral atom is called electron gain enthalpy. 1. Explain how electron gain enthalpy differ from electronegativity. 2. The second ionisation enthalpy of an element is always greater than the first ionisation enthalpy. Give reason. |
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Answer» 1. Electron gain enthalpy(AegH) is the enthalpy change accompanying the process of addition of an electron to a neutral gaseous atom to convert it into a negative ion. It is a quantitative property of an isolated gaseous atom, which can be measured. Whereas, electronegativity is a qualitative measure of the ability of an atom in a chemical compound to attract shared electrons to itself. It is not a measureable quantity. 2. This is because to remove second electron from a positively charged ion more amount of energy is required due to increase in effective nuclear charge. |
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