Which correctly summarizes the trend in electron affinity? it tends to be very high for group 2 it tends to be more negative across a period it tends to remain the same across periods it tends to be more negative down a group

The answer is it tends to be more negative down a group. This is because as you go down the periodic table, the elements have more electron shells in their atoms. This makes the outermost shells less attracted to the nucleus due to their greater distances from the nucleus. Therefore, these shells are less likely to attract electrons (hence lower electron affinity) and are even more likely to lose electrons from their outer electron orbits.