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electron affinity

noun

Definition of electron affinity

1 : the degree to which an atom or molecule attracts additional electrons

2 : the minimum energy required to remove an electron from a negative ion to produce a neutral atom or molecule

3 : the negative of the energy required to introduce an additional initially free electron into a crystal