Electron affinity is...

Electron affinity is

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

The tendency of an atom to attract an electron towards itself

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

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

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Electron affinity of Fluorine is less than that of Chlorine because

Electronegativity of Fluorine is more

2p sub shell of F is smaller

Chlorine is a stronger oxidant

Bond dissociation energy of `F_2` is less

Electronegativity of Fluorine is more

2p sub shell of F is smaller

Chlorine is a stronger oxidant

Bond dissociation energy of `F_2` is less