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AFFINITE ELECTRONIQUE [1 record]

Record 1 1998-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geochemistry
  • Chemistry
CONT

The energy that is liberated when an extra electron is attached to an atom to form an anion is called the "electron affinity" of the atom.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géochimie
  • Chimie
CONT

À l'opposé [de l'énergie d'ionisation], l'énergie libérée par la fixation d'un électron à un atome ou à un ion est appelée «affinité électronique», exprimée elle aussi en électrons-volts (eV).

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