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Given that electron affinity is positive, why don't these atoms attract free electrons and "prefer" to exist as anions? Never made sense to me- — I could be missing something obvious.
Thanks!
New bio/chem student
Given that electron affinity is positive, why don't these atoms attract free electrons and "prefer" to exist as anions? Never made sense to me- I could be missing something obvious.
Thanks!
New bio/chem student
Given that electron affinity is positive, why don't these atoms attract free electrons and "prefer" to exist as anions? Never made sense to me — I could be missing something obvious.
For group 7 elements, are anions a lower energy state than being neutral atoms?
Given that electron affinity is positive, why don't these atoms attract free electrons and "prefer" to exist as anions? Never made sense to me- I could be missing something obvious.
