Hydrogen molecule electron affinity

We consider two cases (see Fig. A.13). First, the metal has a work function that is between electron affinity (the energy of the o -level) and the ionization potential (the energy of the o-level) of the molecule. Upon adsorption, the levels broaden. However, the occupation of the adsorbate levels remains as in the free molecule. This situation represents a rather extreme case in which the intramolecular bond of the adsorbate molecule stays about as strong as in the gas phase. The other extreme occurs if both the a-level and the o -1evel fall below the Fermi level of the metal. Because the antibonding G -level is filled with electrons from the metal, the intramolecular bond breaks. This is the case for hydrogen adsorption on many metals. Thus, a low work function of the metal and a high electron affinity of the adsorbed molecule are favorable for dissociative adsorption. 

The dissociation energy of the hydrogen molecule is considerably greater than that of fluorine, while its electron affinity, on the other hand, is considerably smaller the reason for this small value was... 

The electron affinity of the metal surface is high in relation to that of the foreign adsorbed molecule whose electron shell is easily displaced (for example with hydrogen atoms or in the presence of r electrons) or asymmetrically distributed (if the... 

Cyclic voltammetry studies showed the ionization potential and electron affinity of each component of the molecule in solution. The HOMO and LUMO energy levels were estimated from the equations Ehomo = E x + 4.4 eV and Elumo = T 14+4.4 eV, where E(r]x and E%, were oxidation and reduction potentials with respect to the standard hydrogen electrode (SHE) and the value of 4.4 is the ionization potential for hydrogen in eV [94,95], The HOMO and LUMO energy levels of the methine dye (compound 6) (Scheme 13) were determined to be -5.82 and -3.48 eV, respectively, with respect to the vacuum level from... 

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