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Explain why first electron affinities for neutral atoms tend toincrease going across a period (i.e., from left to right) and up agroup (i.e., bottom to top) in the Periodic Table.

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Electron affinity is the ability of an atom to accept an electron Unlike electronegativity electron affinity is a quantitative measurement of the energy change that occurs when an electron is added to    See Answer
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