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What is the term given to this statement " The amount of energy released when an atom in the gaseous state accepts an electron to form an anion"?

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Electron affinity is defined as the energy released when an atom accepts the electron to form an anion.
Ionization energy is concerned with the formation of positive ions whereas electron affinity is concerned with the formation of negative ions.

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