Chemistry: Principles and Practice (3rd Edition)

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 0534420125
ISBN 13: 978-0-53442-012-3

Chapter 8 - The Periodic Table: Structure and Trends - Questions and Exercises - Questions - Page 320: 8.7

Answer

The number of ionization energies is directly proportional to the number of electrons held by the atom in ground state. For example an atom with three electrons will have three different ionization energies. This energy is determined by the force exerted on electrons by the nucleus.

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