Oxygen has less negative electron gain enthalpy than sulphur. Why… - Vidyadip

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Oxygen has less negative electron gain enthalpy than sulphur. Why?

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Oxygen has a smaller atomic size than sulphur.
It is more electronegative than sulphur.
It has a larger electron density.
Due to high electron density, oxygen does not accept the incoming electron easily and therefore has less electron gain enthalpy than sulphur.

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