Periodic Table Trends

[JulieAljamal1E]

Is there a difference between electron affinity and electronegativity? Or can these two terms be used interchangeably?

[Irene Zhou 1E]

Electron affinity is the energy that is released when an electron is added to an atom. Electronegativity is the atom's tendency to attract an electron in a shared bond. The two terms are similar, but different.

[harshitasarambale4I]

According to the textbook, electron affinity is the "energy released when an electron is added to a gas-phase atom" whereas electronegativity is defined as the "electron-pulling power of an atom when it is part of a molecule." I don't think they would be interchangeable because one is talking about a quantitative energy while the other is discussing the property of molecules.

[Porus_Karwa_2E]

Both are 2 different things but the trend is the same.