Chemistry, asked by sujeetkumar977, 1 year ago

Why second electron affinity of oxygen is positive?

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Answered by choudhary21

The first electron affinity is negative because energy is released in the process of adding one electron to the neutral oxygen atom. ... When thesecond electron is added you have to put energy in, rather than energy being released.

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