Question

why oxygen has more negative electron
gain
enthalpy
than
nitrogen ?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Oxygen has 2p4 electrons, so process of adding an electron to the p-orbital is exothermic. Oxygen has lower ionisation enthalpy than nitrogen because by removing one electron from 2p-orbital, oxygen acquires stable configuration, i.e., 2p3.

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