Does Oxygen have higher electron affinity than Cl?

1 Answer
Feb 2, 2018

Oxygen has a lower electron affinity than Chlorine. We can see that using the Florine to Francium pattern:
As you move upwards and to the left, electron affinity increases. ![https://useruploads.socratic.org/XcHk4Q6JQkGR3hs9D2kO_electron_affinity_trend.png)

We can also use this diagram
https://files.mtstatic.com/site_4334/55500/0?Expires=1517599352&Signature=NEh~NownRkhWVY933yArbl7bKBcKh8Sofc3St1hym4rkgwBbcRCkctbDcDF9Cp0er~wnq0JH4Q6vLECsOks7IebaKNDkOQVywdRbfg6fHkWgtg63l5u-eXITdxO1L~aCL0uToyqML-xbBPIyWKIYPbawlLPPy0hOwoH11bGgYNM_&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJ5Y6AV4GI7A555NA