{"id":150952,"date":"2022-03-21T11:59:58","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T06:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/difference-between-electronegativity-and-electron-affinity\/"},"modified":"2024-12-13T15:48:04","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T10:18:04","slug":"difference-between-electronegativity-and-electron-affinity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/difference-between-electronegativity-and-electron-affinity\/","title":{"rendered":"Difference Between Electronegativity and Electron Affinity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_37 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' style='display:block'><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/difference-between-electronegativity-and-electron-affinity\/#An_Introduction_to_Electronegativity_and_Electron_Affinity\" title=\"An Introduction to Electronegativity and Electron Affinity\">An Introduction to Electronegativity and Electron Affinity<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/difference-between-electronegativity-and-electron-affinity\/#Electronegativity_vs_Electron_Affinity\" title=\"Electronegativity vs Electron Affinity\">Electronegativity vs Electron Affinity<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/difference-between-electronegativity-and-electron-affinity\/#Difference_Between_Electronegativity_and_Electron_Affinity\" title=\"Difference Between Electronegativity and Electron Affinity\">Difference Between Electronegativity and Electron Affinity<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"An_Introduction_to_Electronegativity_and_Electron_Affinity\"><\/span>An Introduction to Electronegativity and Electron Affinity<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Electronegativity is a measure of how strongly an atom attracts <a href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/electrons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">electrons<\/a> to itself. It is measured on the Pauling scale, with fluorine (F) being the most electronegative element and cesium (Cs) being the least. Difference Between Electronegativity and Electron Affinity.<\/p>\n<p>Electron affinity is a measure of how strongly an atom attracts an electron to itself when it is already in a neutral atom. It is measured in kJ\/mol.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-150951 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/difference-between-electronegativity-and-electron-affinity.jpg\" alt=\"Difference Between Electronegativity and Electron Affinity\" width=\"606\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/difference-between-electronegativity-and-electron-affinity.jpg?v=1647969050 606w, https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/difference-between-electronegativity-and-electron-affinity-300x212.jpg?v=1647969050 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Electronegativity_vs_Electron_Affinity\"><\/span>Electronegativity vs Electron Affinity<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The electronegativity of an atom is a measure of how strongly it attracts electrons to itself. The higher the electronegativity of an atom, the more it will pull electrons away from other atoms. The electron affinity of an atom is a measure of how strongly it attracts electrons to itself. The higher the electron affinity of an atom, the more it will pull electrons away from other atoms.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Difference_Between_Electronegativity_and_Electron_Affinity\"><\/span>Difference Between Electronegativity and Electron Affinity<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The electronegativity of an atom is a measure of how strongly it attracts electrons to itself. The higher the electronegativity of an atom, the more it will pull electrons away from other atoms. The electron affinity of an atom is a measure of how strongly it attracts electrons to itself. 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