# electron affinity

> amount of energy released when an electron is attached to a neutral atom or molecule in the gaseous state to form a negative ion

**Wikidata**: [Q271580](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q271580)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electron_affinity)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/electron-affinity


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. Quora