Which has the more negative electron affinity, the oxygen atom or the O^- ion? Explain your answ

Name: Which has the more negative electron affinity, the oxygen atom or the O^- ion? Explain your answer.
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Description: Which has the more negative electron affinity, the oxygen atom or the O^- ion? Explain your answer.

Step 1: The oxygen atom has the electronic configuration 1s^2 2s^2 2p^4, while the O^- ion has t

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Which has the more negative electron affinity, the oxygen atom or the $\mathrm{O}^{-}$ ion? Explain your answer.

          Which has the more negative electron affinity, the oxygen atom or the $\mathrm{O}^{-}$ ion? Explain your answer.

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