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3.22  What is the basic difference between the terms electron gain enthalpy and  electronegativity?

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The basic differences between the terms electron gain enthalpy and electronegativity are:

Electron gain enthalpy refers to the tendency of an isolated gaseous atom to accept an additional electron from a negative ion, whereas electronegativity refers to the tendency of an atom of an element to attract a shared pair of electrons towards it in a covalent bond.

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