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2.6.4 Electronic Configuration and Position in Periodic Table by Using Successive Ionization Energy Data
Successive ionization energy values are an index of the valence of an atom. · Big gaps show that the next electron is being removed from a lower shell. Example 1: Sodium (Na) · First ionization energy: 495 kJ/mol · Second ionization energy: 4560 kJ/mol · There is a big gap between
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2.6.4 Electronic Configuration and Position in Periodic Table by Using Successive Ionization Energy Data
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- Successive ionization energy values are an index of the valence of an atom. - Big gaps show that the next electron is being removed from a lower shell. Example 1: Sodium (Na) - First ionization energy: 495 kJ/mol - Second ionization energy: 4560 kJ/mol - There is a big gap between
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- Successive ionization energy values are an index of the valence of an atom. - Big gaps show that the next electron is being removed from a lower shell. Example 1: Sodium (Na) - First ionization energy: 495 kJ/mol - Second ionization energy: 4560 kJ/mol - There is a big gap between
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- - Successive ionization energy values are an index of the valence of an atom. - Big gaps show that the next elec
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- - Successive ionization energy values are an index of the valence of an atom. - Big gaps show that the next elec
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- Successive ionization energy values are an index of the valence of an atom. - Big gaps show that the next elec
- Successive ionization energy values are an index of the valence of an atom. - Big gaps show that the next electron is being removed from a lower shell
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- - Successive ionization energy values are an index of the valence of an atom. - Big gaps show that the next electron is being removed from a lower shell
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