NEETChemistryClassification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties
Would you expect the second electron gain enthalpy of Oxygen as positive, more negative or less negative than the first and why?
Options
- AMore negative because Oxygen is highly reactive
- BLess negative because Oxygen supports combustion
- CPositive because energy is needed to overcome the force of repulsion between a monovalent anion and a second i
- DPositive because Oxygen is a non-metal
Correct answer
C. Positive because energy is needed to overcome the force of repulsion between a monovalent anion and a second i
Step-by-step solution
Correct Option is : (C) Positive because energy is needed to overcome the force of repulsion between a monovalent anion and a second incoming electron