Chemistry (12th Edition)

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Chapter 6 - The Periodic Table - Standardized Test Prep - Page 191: 10

Answer

Both statements are false

Work Step by Step

False. Noble gasses have very high ionization energy due to its full configuration, which would require very high energy to take an electron away from it. False. Atomic radii tend to decrease moving from right to left, but the smaller the atomic radii are, the higher the ionization energy will be.
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