Electron affinity (data page)

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Elements

Element	Electron affinity (kJ/mol)	References
Hydrogen	72.77	Pekeris (1962). Lykke, Murray & Lineberger (1991).
Lithium	59.62	Hotop & Lineberger (1985). Dellwo et al. (1992). Haeffler et al. (1996a).
Boron	26.99	Scheer, Bilodeau & Haugen (1998).
Carbon	121.78	Scheer et al. (1998a).
Oxygen	141.004	Hotop & Lineberger (1985). Blondel (1995). Valli, Blondel & Delsart (1999).
Fluorine	328.165	Blondel et al. (1989). Blondel, Delsart & Goldfarb (2001).
Sodium	52.87	Hotop & Lineberger (1985)
Aluminium	41.86	Scheer et al. (1998b)
Silicon	134.07	Scheer et al. (1998a). Blondel, Delsart & Goldfarb (2001).
Phosphorus	72.03	Hotop & Lineberger (1985).
Sulfur	200.410	Blondel (1995).
Chlorine	349	Moore (1970).
Potassium	48.38	Slater et al. (1978). Andersson et al. (2000).
Calcium	2.37	Petrunin et al. (1996).
Scandium	18(2)	Feigerle, Herman & Lineberger (1981).
Titanium	8.4(7)	Ilin, Sakharov & Serenkov (1987).
Vanadium	51	Hotop & Lineberger (1985).
Chromium	65.2	Bilodeau, Scheer & Haugen (1998).
Iron	14.6(3)	Leopold & Lineberger (1986).
Cobalt	64.0	Scheer et al. (1998c).
Nickel	111.6	Scheer et al. (1998c).
Copper	119.24	Bilodeau, Scheer & Haugen (1998).
Gallium	41(3)	Williams et al. (1998a).
Germanium	118.94	Scheer et al. (1998a).
Arsenic	78.5(7)	Lippa et al. (1998).
Selenium	194.97	Hotop & Lineberger (1985). Mansour et al. (1988).
Bromine	342.54	Blondel et al. (1989).
Rubidium	46.89	Frey, Breyer & Hotop (1978).
Strontium	5.02	Andersen et al. (1997).
Yttrium	30	Feigerle, Herman & Lineberger (1981).
Zirconium	41	Hotop & Lineberger (1985).
Niobium	86(2)	Hotop & Lineberger (1985).
Molybdenum	72.3	Bilodeau, Scheer & Haugen (1998).
Ruthenium	101.0	Norquist et al. (1999).
Rhodium	110.3	Scheer et al. (1998c).
Palladium	54.24	Scheer et al. (1998c).
Silver	125.86	Biladeau, Scheer & Haugen (1998).
Indium	39	Williams et al. (1998b).
Tin	107.30	Scheer et al. (1998a).
Antimony	101.06	Scheer, Haugen & Beck (1997).
Tellurium	190.16	Hotop & Lineberger (1985). Haeffler et al. (1996b).
Iodine	295	Moore (1970).
Caesium	45.51	Slater et al. (1978). Scheer et al. (1998d).
Barium	13.95	Petrunin et al. (1995).
Lanthanum	45(2)	Covington et al. (1998).
Cerium	92(2)	Davis & Thompson (2002a).
Thulium	99(2)	Davis & Thompson (2002b).
Lutetium	33	Davis & Thompson (2001).
Tantalum	31	Hotop & Lineberger (1985).
Tungsten	79	Hotop & Lineberger (1985). Bengali et al. (1992).
Osmium	104.0	Biladeau & Haugen (2000).
Iridium	150.9	Biladeau et al. (1999).
Platinum	205.04	Biladeau et al. (1999).
Gold	222.75	Hotop & Lineberger (1985).
Thallium	36	Carpenter, Covington & Thompson (2000).
Lead	35	Hotop & Lineberger (1985).
Bismuth	90.92	Biladeau & Haugen (2001).

Molecules

Molecule	Electron affinity (kJ/mol)	References
Diatomics
Dibromine	244	Janousek & Brauman (1979)
Dichlorine	227	Janousek & Brauman (1979)
Difluorine	297	Janousek & Brauman (1979)
Diiodine	246	Janousek & Brauman (1979)
Dioxygen	43	CRC Handbook
Iodine bromide	251	Janousek & Brauman (1979)
Lithium chloride	59	Janousek & Brauman (1979)
Nitric oxide	2	Janousek & Brauman (1979)
Triatomics
Nitrogen dioxide	222	Janousek & Brauman (1979)
Sulfur dioxide	105	Janousek & Brauman (1979)
Larger polyatomics
Benzene	−110	Janousek & Brauman (1979)
p-Benzoquinone	129	CRC Handbook
Boron trifluoride	255	CRC Handbook
Nitric acid	59	Janousek & Brauman (1979)
Nitromethane	38	Janousek & Brauman (1979)
Phosphoryl chloride	134	Janousek & Brauman (1979)
Sulfur hexafluoride	138	CRC Handbook
Tetracyanoethylene	278	CRC Handbook
Tungsten hexafluoride	264	CRC Handbook
Uranium hexafluoride	280	CRC Handbook

References

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Andersson, K.T.; Sandstrom, J.; Kiyan, I.Y.; Hanstorp, D.; Pegg, D.J. (2000). "Measurement of the electron affinity of potassium". Phys. Rev. A 62:022503. [Abstract]
Bengali, A.A.; Casey, S.M.; Cheng, C.-L.; Dick, J.P.; Fenn, T.; Villaalta, P.W.; Leopold, D.G. (1992). "Negative Ion Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Coordinatively Unsaturated Group VI Metal Carbonyls: Cr(CO)₃, Mo(CO)₃, and W(CO)₃". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 114:5257–68. [Abstract]
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