The electron affinity is the energy required to remove an electron from an atom to yield a negative ion.
We know that atomic size increases down the group as more shells are added. This is because, inter-electronic repulsion pushes the electrons in the outermost shell farther away from the nucleus. Hence potassium atom has a larger atomic radius than a sodium atom because It has more energy levels occupied by electrons.
Electron affinity increases across the period. The more nonmetallic an element is, the more negative its electron affinity. Hence, sulfur has the greatest electron affinity.
Electron affinity is the opposite of ionization energy. It therefore follows that, the electron affinity of fluorine is essentially equal to the negative of the ionization energy F.
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