HON CHEMISTRY: So you’re saying, not only are there atoms that want to get rid of electrons, there are atoms that want to take them? Here’s the discussion of electron affinity, ionic radii, and electronegativity.

Also the thumbnail photo on the vodcast is a picture of chlorine taking an electron from sodium – or sodium giving an electron to chlorine. I’ll let you decide!

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