Question

The higher the electron affinity of a non-metal, _________ chemically reactive
the non-metal is

Answer 1

Answer:

The electron affinity of metals is lower than that of nonmetals. Nonmetals: Nonmetals like to gain electrons to form anions to have a fully stable octet. They release energy (exothermic) to gain electrons to form an anion; thus, electron affinity of nonmetals is higher than that of metals

Answer 2

Answer:

In general, reactivity increases as electron affinity increases.

Electron affinity is the energy released when a gaseous atom acquires an electron and changes into an anion. The equation is:

X(g)+e−→X−(g)

The reactivity of non-metals correlates well with the concept of electron affinity. The greater the tendency of an element to gain electrons, the more reactive the element is.

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