6.6: Electron Affinity
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John Moore, Jia Zhou, and Etienne Garand
Electron Affinity
| Atom | Atomic No. | 1st Electron Affinity (kJ/mol) |
|---|---|---|
| H | 1 | -72.77 |
| He | 2 | 48.24 |
| Li | 3 | -59.63 |
| Be | 4 | 48.24 |
| B | 5 | -26.73 |
| C | 6 | -121.85 |
| N | 7 | 6.75 |
| O | 8 | -140.98 |
| F | 9 | -327.95 |
| Ne | 10 | 115.78 |
| Na | 11 | -52.87 |
| Mg | 12 | 38.59 |
| Al | 13 | -42.55 |
| Si | 14 | -133.63 |
| P | 15 | -72.03 |
| S | 16 | -200.41 |
| Cl | 17 | -348.99 |
| Ar | 18 | 96.49 |
| K | 19 | -48.38 |
| Ca | 20 | -2.37 |
| Sc | 21 | -18.14 |
| Ti | 22 | -7.62 |
| V | 23 | -50.65 |
| Cr | 24 | -64.26 |
| Mn | 25 | 115.78 |
| Fe | 26 | -15.73 |
| Co | 27 | -63.78 |
| Ni | 28 | -111.54 |
| Cu | 29 | -118.48 |
| Zn | 30 | 57.89 |
| Ga | 31 | -28.95 |
| Ge | 32 | -115.78 |
| As | 33 | -78.15 |
| Se | 34 | -194.97 |
| Br | 35 | -324.67 |
| Kr | 36 | 96.49 |
| Rb | 37 | -46.88 |
| Sr | 38 | 48.24 |
| Y | 39 | -29.62 |
| Zr | 40 | -41.10 |
| Nb | 41 | -86.16 |
| Mo | 42 | -71.98 |
| Tc | 43 | -53.07 |
| Ru | 44 | -101.31 |
| Rh | 45 | -109.70 |
| Pd | 46 | -53.74 |
| Ag | 47 | -125.62 |
| Cd | 48 | 67.54 |
| In | 49 | -28.95 |
| Sn | 50 | -115.78 |
| Sb | 51 | -103.24 |
| Te | 52 | -190.15 |
| I | 53 | -295.16 |
| Xe | 54 | 77.19 |
| Cs | 55 | -45.51 |
| Ba | 56 | 28.95 |
| La | 57 | -48.24 |
| Ce | 58 | |
| Pr | 59 | |
| Nd | 60 | |
| Pm | 61 | |
| Sm | 62 | |
| Eu | 63 | |
| Gd | 64 | |
| Tb | 65 | |
| Dy | 66 | |
| Ho | 67 | |
| Er | 68 | |
| Tm | 69 | |
| Yb | 70 | |
| Lu | 71 | 0.00 |
| Hf | 72 | -9.65 |
| Ta | 73 | -31.07 |
| W | 74 | -78.64 |
| Re | 75 | -14.47 |
| Os | 76 | -106.13 |
| Ir | 77 | -151.00 |
| Pt | 78 | -205.32 |
| Au | 79 | -222.75 |
| Hg | 80 | 48.24 |
| Tl | 81 | -19.30 |
| Pb | 82 | -35.12 |
| Bi | 83 | -91.28 |
| Po | 84 | -183.32 |
| At | 85 | -270.16 |
| Rn | 86 | 67.54 |
| Fr | 87 | |
| Ra | 88 | |
| Ac | 89 | |
| Th | 90 | |
| Pa | 91 | |
| U | 92 | |
| Np | 93 | |
| Pu | 94 | |
| Am | 95 | |
| Cm | 96 | |
| Bk | 97 | |
| Cf | 98 | |
| Es | 99 | |
| Fm | 100 | |
| Md | 101 | |
| No | 102 | |
| Lr | 103 |
Anderson, T.; Haugen, H. K.; and Hotop, W.. J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data 1999, 28(6), 1526-1527.
Bratsch, Steven G.; Lagowski, J. J. Polyhedron 1986, 5, 1763-1770. Note that in this table the convention is that EA = ΔE when an electron is added to an atom to form a negative ion.