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Electron affinity is...

Electron affinity is

A

Energy required to take out an electron from an isolated gaseous atom

B

The tendency of an atom to attract an electron towards itself

C

Energy absorbed when an electron is a~o an isolated atom in gaseous state

D

Energy released when an electron is added to nn isolated atom in the gaseous state

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D
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