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Electron Affinity

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Element

eV

cm-1

Actinium

0.35 eV

Aluminum

   0.43283 ± 0.00005 eV   

     3491.0 ± 0.4 cm-1     

Antimony

  1.047401 ± 0.000020 eV  

    8447.86 ± 0.15 cm-1    

Argon

<0 eV

<0 cm-1

Arsenic

     0.814 ± 0.008 eV     

       6570 ± 70 cm-1      

Astatine

       2.8 ± 0.2 eV       

      22600 ± 1600 cm-1    

Barium

   0.14462 ± 0.00006 eV   

     1166.4 ± 0.5 cm-1     

Beryllium

<0 eV

<0 cm-1

Bismuth

  0.942362 ± 0.000013 eV  

    7600.66 ± 0.10 cm-1    

Boron

  0.279723 ± 0.000025 eV  

    2256.12 ± 0.20 cm-1    

Bromine

 3.3635880 ± 0.0000020 eV 

  27129.170 ± 0.015 cm-1   

Cadmium

<0 eV

<0 cm-1

Calcium

   0.02455 ± 0.00010 eV   

      198.0 ± 0.8 cm-1     

Carbon

  1.262118 ± 0.000020 eV  

   10179.67 ± 0.15 cm-1    

Cerium

     0.955 ± 0.026 eV     

Cesium

  0.471626 ± 0.000025 eV  

    3803.92 ± 0.20 cm-1    

Chlorine

  3.612724 ± 0.000027 eV  

   29138.59 ± 0.22 cm-1    

Chromium

   0.67584 ± 0.00012 eV   

     5451.0 ± 1.0 cm-1     

Cobalt

    0.6633 ± 0.0006 eV    

       5350 ± 5 cm-1       

Copper

   1.23578 ± 0.00004 eV   

     9967.2 ± 0.3 cm-1     

Europium

     0.864 ± 0.024 eV     

Fluorine

 3.4011895 ± 0.0000025 eV 

  27432.446 ± 0.019 cm-1   

Francium

     0.486 ± 0.002 eV     

Gallium

      0.41 ± 0.04 eV      

       3300 ± 300 cm-1     

Germanium

  1.232712 ± 0.000015 eV  

    9942.49 ± 0.12 cm-1    

Gold

   2.30861 ± 0.00003 eV   

    18620.2 ± 0.2 cm-1     

Hafnium

≈0 eV

≈0 cm-1

Helium

<0 eV

<0 cm-1

Hydrogen

0.75420375 ± 0.00000003 eV

6083.064145 ± 0.000030 cm-1

Indium

     0.404 ± 0.009 eV     

       3260 ± 70 cm-1      

Iodine

  3.059038 ± 0.000010 eV  

   24672.81 ± 0.08 cm-1    

Iridium

   1.56436 ± 0.00015 eV   

    12617.4 ± 1.2 cm-1     

Iron

     0.151 ± 0.003 eV     

       1220 ± 25 cm-1      

Krypton

<0 eV

<0 cm-1

Lanthanum

      0.47 ± 0.02 eV      

       3790 ± 160 cm-1     

Lead

     0.364 ± 0.008 eV     

       2940 ± 60 cm-1      

Lithium

  0.618049 ± 0.000021 eV  

    4984.90 ± 0.17 cm-1    

Lutetium

      0.34 ± 0.01 eV      

Magnesium

<0 eV

<0 cm-1

Manganese

<0 eV

<0 cm-1

Mercury

<0 eV

<0 cm-1

Molybdenum

    0.7472 ± 0.0002 eV    

       6027 ± 2 cm-1       

Neon

<0 eV

<0 cm-1

Nickel

   1.15716 ± 0.00012 eV   

     9333.1 ± 1.0 cm-1     

Niobium

     0.893 ± 0.025 eV     

       7200 ± 200 cm-1     

Nitrogen

     -0.07 ± 0.02 eV      

       -560 ± 160 cm-1     

Osmium

   1.07780 ± 0.00012 eV   

       8693 ± 1 cm-1       

Oxygen

 1.4611120 ± 0.0000027 eV 

  11784.664 ± 0.022 cm-1   

Palladium

   0.56214 ± 0.00012 eV   

     4534.0 ± 1.0 cm-1     

Phosphorus

    0.7465 ± 0.0003 eV    

       6021 ± 3 cm-1       

Platinum

   2.12510 ± 0.00005 eV   

    17140.1 ± 0.4 cm-1     

Polonium

       1.9 ± 0.3 eV       

      15300 ± 2400 cm-1    

Potassium

  0.501459 ± 0.000012 eV  

    4044.54 ± 0.10 cm-1    

Praseodymium

     0.962 ± 0.024 eV     

Radium

0.10 eV

Radon

<0 eV

<0 cm-1

Rhenium

      0.15 ± 0.15 eV      

       1200 ± 1200 cm-1    

Rhodium

   1.14289 ± 0.00020 eV   

     9218.0 ± 1.5 cm-1     

Rubidium

  0.485916 ± 0.000020 eV  

    3919.18 ± 0.15 cm-1    

Ruthenium

   1.04638 ± 0.00025 eV   

     8439.6 ± 2.0 cm-1     

Scandium

     0.188 ± 0.020 eV     

       1520 ± 160 cm-1     

Selenium

   2.02067 ± 0.00002 eV   

    16297.8 ± 0.2 cm-1     

Silicon

 1.3895220 ± 0.0000024 eV 

  11207.252 ± 0.018 cm-1   

Silver

   1.30447 ± 0.00002 eV   

    10521.3 ± 0.2 cm-1     

Sodium

  0.547926 ± 0.000025 eV  

    4419.32 ± 0.20 cm-1    

Strontium

   0.05206 ± 0.00006 eV   

      419.9 ± 0.5 cm-1     

Sulfur

 2.0771029 ± 0.0000010 eV 

  16752.966 ± 0.008 cm-1   

Tantalum

     0.322 ± 0.012 eV     

       2600 ± 100 cm-1     

Technetium

      0.55 ± 0.20 eV      

       4400 ± 1600 cm-1    

Tellurium

  1.970875 ± 0.000007 eV  

   15896.18 ± 0.05 cm-1    

Thallium

     0.377 ± 0.013 eV     

       3040 ± 100 cm-1     

Thulium

     1.029 ± 0.022 eV     

Tin

  1.112066 ± 0.000015 eV  

    8969.42 ± 0.12 cm-1    

Titanium

     0.084 ± 0.009 eV     

        680 ± 70 cm-1      

Tungsten

     0.815 ± 0.002 eV     

       6570 ± 60 cm-1      

Vanadium

     0.525 ± 0.012 eV     

       4230 ± 100 cm-1     

Xenon

<0 eV

<0 cm-1

Ytterbium

-0.020 eV

Yttrium

     0.307 ± 0.012 eV     

       2480 ± 100 cm-1     

Zinc

<0 eV

<0 cm-1

Zirconium

     0.426 ± 0.014 eV     

       3440 ± 110 cm-1     

References    (Click the button next to a value above to see complete citation information for that entry)

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