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Ionization Energies; Electron Affinities (Sections)Consider the first ionization energy of...

Ionization Energies; Electron Affinities (Sections)

Consider the first ionization energy of neon and the electron affinity of fluorine. (a) Write equations, including electron configurations, for each process. (b) These two quantities have opposite signs. Which will be positive, and which will be negative? (c) Would you expect the magnitudes of these two quantities to be equal? If not, which one would you expect to be larger?

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