Differentiate between electronegativity and electron affinity of an element
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Electronegativity is a chemical property that says how well an atom can attract electrons towards itself. ... The electron affinity of an atom or molecule is defined as the amount of energy released when an electron is added to a neutral atom or molecule in the gaseous state to form a negative ion
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:Electron gain enthalpy
Tendency to gain electrons for an isolated gaseous atom is its electron gain enthalpy.
Electronegativity
Tendency to attract the shared pairs of electrons for an atom which is in chemical compound is its electronegativity.
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